Sr. Software Development Engineer (iOS), Amazon Music, Community and Fandom

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans artists and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts concert livestreams to artist merch Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode and top ad-free podcasts included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited on-demand access to 100 million songs including millions in HD Ultra HD and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans artists and creators on a global scale.




Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
Amazon Music Community and Fandom is looking for an experienced Senior Software Development Engineer for our team in San Francisco office. As a Software Engineer you will work both independently and alongside teams in Music Amazon and third-party to architect and develop large-scale solutions that will delight our customers through voice and visual experiences. Youll also be coaching other engineers developing engineering and operational processes and encouraging excellence within the team.

About the team
The Amazon Music Community and Fandom team is responsible for creating differentiated experiences for fans and artists. We are looking for new team members who are passionate about experimenting and innovating for customers have a demonstrable track record of success in delivering new features and products and is excited about having end-to-end ownership of high-impact high-visibility projects.

We build systems that are distributed on a large scale spanning our music apps web player and voice-forward audio engagement on mobile and Amazon Echo devices powered by Alexa to support our customer base. Amazon Music offerings are available in countries around the world and our applications support our mission of delivering music to customers in new and exciting ways that enhance their day-to-day lives.

- 5 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5 years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5 years of leading design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor tech lead or leading an engineering team
- 3 years of iOS development experience

- 5 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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 CA San Francisco - 193300.00 - 261500.00 USD annually