Senior Software Engineer, Amazon Music, App Foundry

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. Learn more at job responsibilities
Design build and ship high-quality mobile features for millions of customers worldwide
Define and track key performance metrics establish quality bars and lead initiatives to raise the bar for app health
Collaborate with 25 teams across Mexico India and the United States to align on platform standards resolve cross-team dependencies and deliver cohesive mobile experiences at scale
Lead system design architecture decisions and operational root cause analysis for complex multi-team mobile systems
Resolve ambiguity experiment with new ideas and drive innovation across the mobile platform


About the team
Love music Want to build consumer-facing products that touch the lives of millions of people Combine your passions and come reinvent music listening with us! Were working hard having fun and making history here at Amazon Music.

We are hiring a talented Senior SDE to join our team and help us develop the best apps possible. The App Foundry team owns iOS Android and FireTablet platforms along with playback downloads metrics auth security and more.

- 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 leading engineering teams as a mentor or tech lead or experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Experience as a mentor tech lead or leading an engineering team

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

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