Software Development Engineer, Music Technology, Sequencing Experiences and Voic

Overview

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. We offer experiences across tiers of service, including Prime members, Amazon Music Unlimited, and free listening through the app or Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale.

Do you want to shape the future of music discovery? Join the Amazon Music team and revolutionize how millions of customers listen to music by building innovative voice experiences. As a Software Engineer on our team, you\u2019ll be at the forefront of innovating personalized music experiences for millions of listeners worldwide. You will take ownership of key features from conception to launch, working with experts in machine learning and personalization to build scalable and robust systems.

Pay

Base pay range

$129,300.00/yr - $223,600.00/yr

Description

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service. 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.

We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to innovate personalized music experiences for millions of listeners by building voice-powered features, collaborating with machine learning and personalization experts, and delivering scalable, robust systems.

Responsibilities

• Innovate with Machine Learning: Design and implement voice-powered features focusing on personalized recommendations and seamless track sequencing.
• Drive End-to-End Ownership: Take a feature from idea to launch, collaborating with applied scientists, product managers, and other engineers to enhance customer engagement.
• Join a Strategic Growth Area: Be part of a team leading Amazon Music\u2019s strategic focus on voice and personalization.
• Minimize Operational Burden: Build robust and scalable systems to reduce operational load, enabling feature and algorithm development.
• Pioneer Music Discovery: Design and implement content selection and ranking algorithms powering intelligent voice recommendations across listening tiers.
• Own the Full Lifecycle: Partner with product managers to brainstorm, experiment, and launch innovative voice experiences, from concept to launch.

Key responsibilities

• Innovate and Develop Voice Features: Drive development of new, voice-powered features for personalized recommendations and track sequencing.
• Design and Implement Algorithms: Build content selection and ranking algorithms powering intelligent voice recommendations across Unlimited, Prime, and Free.
• Integrate and Collaborate: Work with engineers and applied scientists to integrate sequencing algorithms into voice and visual experiences (e.g., AutoPlay and Stations).
• Build Scalable Solutions: Develop robust, low-latency, highly available voice-based solutions for millions of users.
• Own the Full Lifecycle: Collaborate with product managers to take features from concept to launch.

About The Team

The Sequencing and Voice Recommendations Team focuses on leveraging Generative AI and machine learning to create deeply personalized and engaging music experiences across Amazon Music platforms. We develop advanced algorithms for personalized recommendations, intelligent track sequencing, and robust voice-powered content delivery, and collaborate with product managers to ideate, experiment, and launch voice experiences.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability and scaling)
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development lifecycle experience (coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, operations)
• Bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation, please visit the accommodations page for more information. If the country you are applying in isn\u2019t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. Pay ranges based on location and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company; equity, sign-on payments, and other benefits may be provided as part of a total compensation package.