Software Development Engineer, Amazon IVS

The IVS Control Plane team is looking for a backend software engineer to design and develop public APIs and core backend services. In this role, you will build highly scalable, reliable, and secure systems that orchestrate real-time video infrastructure at AWS scale. Your work will directly enable developers, broadcasters, and businesses around the world to deliver low-latency, interactive video experiences., * Design and develop backend services and public APIs for the Amazon Interactive Video Service.

• Build distributed systems that manage configuration, orchestration, and lifecycle of live video streaming resources using Go, TypeScript, or similar modern programming languages
• Define and maintain service infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code practices, primarily with AWS CDK.
• Work closely with backend engineers, frontend engineers, product managers, and applied scientists to deliver seamless customer experiences
• Ensure backend systems are highly available, scalable, and secure at AWS scale
• Apply backend best practices including testing, performance optimization, observability, and maintainable code
• Collaborate with other AWS service teams to integrate shared services and deliver consistent AWS service experiences
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, design reviews, and on-call rotations
• Drive operational excellence through automation, metrics, alarms, and runbooks

About the team Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) is a managed live streaming solution from AWS that enables low-latency and real-time video experiences for millions of viewers worldwide. We power engaging live experiences for some of the largest customers in the live video space and continuously push the boundaries of what’s possible with interactive video technology.

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience scripting in modern programming languages, or experience working with REST API based services, * 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent, or 5+ years of building production software experience
• Experience building services using AWS products
• Experience in Database like NoSQL, or experience in any Bigdata architecture and experience in Hadoop

Pulled from the full job description

• AD&D insurance
• Parental leave
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance, The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits. USA, CA, San Francisco - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually USA, CA, Santa Clara - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain - and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.