Sr. System Development Engineer, Production and Post Production Technology

Do you want to revolutionize how film and television content is created Are you passionate about building cloud infrastructure that powers the future of media production

Do you thrive on solving complex technical challenges that directly impact award-winning productions

At Amazon were transforming the entertainment industry by moving post-production workflows to the cloud. The Studio in the Cloud (SITC) Production Platform Engineering team builds and maintains the infrastructure that enables productions to perform Editorial Dailies Color Conform VFX Sound QC Mastering and Delivery entirely in
AWS.

Were looking for a Systems Development Engineer who can bridge the gap between traditional media workflows and modern cloud infrastructure. Youll work with AWS services to solve problems that have never been solved at this scaleenabling creative teams worldwide to collaborate seamlessly on productions worth hundreds of
millions of dollars.



Key job responsibilities
Design and build new cloud-native capabilities for VFX rendering and management sound mixing QC mastering delivery and remote production workflows
Improve and scale existing Editorial Dailies Color and Conform workflows supporting active productions
Translate complex post-production workflows into infrastructure-as-code using CloudFormation or CDK
Troubleshoot production-impacting issues across the full stackfrom network configurations to application-level bugsdiving as deep as needed to unblock creative teams
Design and implement solutions using AWS compute storage and networking services optimized for high-throughput media workloads
Build secure infrastructure following AWS best practices for encryption (at-rest and in-transit) IAM policies VPC design and authentication mechanisms
Collaborate with Product Management and internal Production Technology teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
Automate operational tasks and build self-service tools that empower production teams
Define and set technical direction for how we support our customers workflows
Mentor and support team members as needed


About the team

The Production Platform Engineering team sits at the intersection of entertainment and technology. We support productions ranging from episodic series to feature films ensuring creative teams have the tools and infrastructure they need to deliver world-class content. Our work directly impacts release schedules creative quality and the ability of Amazon Studios to compete at the highest levels of the industry.

We value ownership technical depth and customer obsession. Youll primarily collaborate with Product Management and our Production Technology team to understand requirements and deliver solutions with occasional direct engagement with production teams to understand their workflows and gather feedback.

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!


- Experience leading the design automation deployment and support of large-scale infrastructure
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python Ruby Golang Java C C# Rust
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
- Experience in systems administration network administration AWS cloud app development DevOps or site reliability engineering
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems or experience that includes strong analytical skills attention to detail and effective communication abilities and experience in managing and troublshooting network
- Experience implementing AWS services
- 3 years of networking (such as DNS DHCP SSL OSI Model and TCP/IP) experience
- Experience working with customers technical teams and management to collect requirements describe software product features and technical designs
- Experience mentoring team members on best practices
- Experience streamlining video post-production workflows for high volume output

- Experience with distributed systems at scale
- Experience owning feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- Experience in production and post production
- Knowledge of ProTools or other audio or video editing software
- Experience with version control systems and CI/CD pipeline implementation
- Experience with problem solving and disruptive innovation developing technology programs and working across customer organizations

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.

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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 Culver City - 151200.00 - 204600.00 USD annually