Software Development Engineer, Amazon IVS

Amazon • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

The IVS Control Plane team is looking for a backend software engineer to design and develop public APIs and core backend services. In this role, you will build highly scalable, reliable, and secure systems that orchestrate real-time video infrastructure at AWS scale. Your work will directly enable developers, broadcasters, and businesses around the world to deliver low-latency, interactive video experiences. Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) is a managed live streaming solution from AWS that enables low-latency and real-time video experiences for millions of viewers worldwide. We power engaging live experiences for some of the largest customers in the live video space and continuously push the boundaries of what’s possible with interactive video technology.

Requirements

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience building backend services using Go, TypeScript, or similar modern programming languages
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent, or 5+ years of building production software experience
• Experience building services using AWS products
• Experience working with NoSQL data stores such as DynamoDB, Redis, or similar distributed databases.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend services and public APIs for the Amazon Interactive Video Service.
• Build distributed systems that manage configuration, orchestration, and lifecycle of live video streaming resources using Go, TypeScript, or similar modern programming languages
• Define and maintain service infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code practices, primarily with AWS CDK.
• Work closely with backend engineers, frontend engineers, product managers, and applied scientists to deliver seamless customer experiences
• Ensure backend systems are highly available, scalable, and secure at AWS scale
• Apply backend best practices including testing, performance optimization, observability, and maintainable code
• Collaborate with other AWS service teams to integrate shared services and deliver consistent AWS service experiences
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, design reviews, and on-call rotations
• Drive operational excellence through automation, metrics, alarms, and runbooks

Benefits

• Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level