About the position
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 https://www.amazon.com/music. Join Amazon Music's AI revolution as a Senior Software Development Engineer and architect the next-generation platforms that transform how millions of people discover and experience music. You'll engineer game-changing AI agents and developer productivity tools that accelerate engineering velocity across Amazon Music while working with the most advanced AI/ML technologies in the industry. This role offers the unique opportunity to design and implement AI product innovation platforms that push the boundaries of what's possible in music technology, while leading technical strategy for intelligent automation systems that eliminate developer friction at scale. You'll own architectural decisions that directly shape the future of AI-powered music experiences, mentoring engineering teams and driving adoption of AI development best practices across one of the world's largest music streaming platforms.
Responsibilities
- Lead AI-first technical innovation by architecting and implementing core systems for the AI product innovation platform and vibe coding platform, leading projects that require work from multiple engineers while ensuring delivery across the full software lifecycle
- Champion customer obsession by deeply understanding developer workflows across Amazon Music teams, then designing and building scalable tools, APIs, and frameworks that eliminate friction
- Invent and simplify by identifying opportunities to automate manual processes, designing intuitive technical solutions that abstract complex AI capabilities, and making existing systems simpler while balancing speed of delivery with architectural foundation for the future
- Drive engineering best practices by setting a culture of robust software development with exemplary coding practices, leading design reviews, and ensuring all code contributions demonstrate the Amazon Code Bar while serving as a role model for others
- Collaborate across organizations to solve problems where business direction is understood but technology strategy is undefined
- Solve complex problems through technical and non-technical solutions including process improvements, operational excellence initiatives, and mentoring programs that strengthen team capabilities and resolve root causes of endemic issues
- Scale technical impact by actively coaching multiple engineers, providing career guidance, and driving adoption of AI development best practices across Amazon Music
Requirements
- 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
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Expertise in machine learning, AI fundamentals, and proven experience architecting and implementing AI agent frameworks, generative AI applications, and complex AI/ML systems at scale
Nice-to-haves
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Track record of leading delivery of AI/ML powered consumer products, developer platforms, or AI agents with multiple features spanning full software lifecycle
Benefits
- 401k
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- life_insurance
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