Senior Software Engineer, GameTech Cortex, AWS GameTech Cortex

AWS GameTech Cortex is seeking an experienced Senior Software Development Engineer to join our team that specializes in full-stack data solutions for this role you will architect and build scalable high-performance systems that directly impact how game developers build operate and optimize their games on AWS. You will work at the intersection of gaming software engineering and cloud infrastructure to solve complex technical challenges in areas such as player behavior analytics game performance optimization content recommendation systems and anti-cheat detection.

As a Senior Software Development Engineer you will design and implement distributed systems that process billions of gaming events enable real-time insights and power machine learning solutions. Youll collaborate closely with Applied Scientists Product Managers and Game Developer customers to build the next generation of gaming infrastructure on AWS.

The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in service & systems engineering with a passion for gaming and the ability to deliver production-ready solutions. You will mentor junior engineers establish best practices for SDE development and contribute to the technical direction of the team.

Key job responsibilities
Design build and maintain large-scale distributed systems for gaming workloads supporting millions of concurrent players and processing terabytes of gaming data daily

Architect and implement APIs and services that enable game developers to integrate advanced analytics ML-powered features and optimization tools into their games

Build real-time streaming systems for live game monitoring player behavior analysis and dynamic content delivery

Develop scalable backend services for anti-cheat systems player segmentation and game balancing algorithms

Create robust data ingestion pipelines that handle high-velocity gaming telemetry from multiple platforms (PC mobile console)

Implement microservices architecture supporting gaming use cases like matchmaking leaderboards and social features

Optimize system performance for low-latency gaming applications ensuring sub-100ms response times for critical game operations

Collaborate with Applied Scientists to productionize ML models for player behavior prediction and game optimization

Mentor junior engineers and establish engineering best practices for gaming-focused cloud services

Drive technical decisions and architectural reviews for new gaming products and features

About the team
AWS GameTech Cortex is an applied science & ML team that specializes in full stack data solutions for games.

- 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

- 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

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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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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 Diego - 168100.00 - 227400.00 USD annually