Prime Videos Live Infrastructure team is looking for a passionate results-oriented hard-working and operationally focused Systems Admin Engineer to support the fast evolving and expanding video eco-system especially for live events and 24/7 linear channels. You will have an enormous opportunity to work within multiple systems analyzing and identifying the common issues and driving the teams towards resolution to have a positive impact on customer experience. This job requires you to learn quickly and work on disparate and overlapping tasks.
The Live Infrastructure team delivers consistent elite customer experiences which just work for everyday consumers. We build and maintain reliable high performance live experiences and we take ownership of the end-to-end live streaming experience from the venue through our encoding and delivery platform out through PVs client applications. Our team makes a big impact because nothing is more important to us than pleasing our customers continually earning their trust and thinking long term. If you crave a sense of ownership this is the place to be.
Key job responsibilities
As a Live Infra Systems Engineer you will build and scale our current infrastructure as well as designing and delivering new tools supporting our video business. You will also have responsibility of the day to day Engineering and Administration of large scale distributed systems. You will guide the organization and implement best practices to deliver on operational improvements as well as design and architect solutions that scale. Additionally you will own a global hardware stack.
About the team
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies series documentaries and live sports including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV Max Crunchyroll and MGM. All customers regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.
Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment Prime Videos technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.
As a Prime Video technologist youll have end-to-end ownership of the product user experience design and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. Youll get to work on projects that are fast-paced challenging and varied. Youll also be able to experiment with new possibilities take risks and collaborate with remarkable people.
Well look for you to bring your diverse perspectives ideas and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!
- 4 years of site reliability engineering (SRE) systems engineering systems administration DevOps security administration or network administration experience
- 5 years of Linux experience
- 5 years of systems engineering experience
- Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering Computer Science or related field or relevant work experience
- Experience in site reliability engineering (SRE) systems engineering systems administration DevOps security administration or network administration
- Experience working with Linux
- Experience in systems engineering
- Experience in any of the following: Python Java Perl PHP Ruby Bash Shell or equivalent
- Knowledge of TCP/IP and networking protocols such as HTTP and DNS
- Experience designing and developing scripts to automate operational burdens and reviewing scripting changes to ensure they meet the standards for maintainability scalability and security
- Experience working in 24/7 production environment
- Experience with service-oriented architecture and web services
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Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $94000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $207900/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.