Software Development Engineer, Production and Post Production Technology, Amazon

Software Development Engineer, Production and Post Production Technology, Amazon MGM Studios
Job ID: 10449309 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Do you want to revolutionize how film and television content is created? Are you passionate about building cloud infrastructure that powers the future of media production? Do you thrive on solving complex technical challenges that directly impact award‑winning productions?

At Amazon, we're transforming the entertainment industry by moving post‑production workflows to the cloud. The Studio in the Cloud (SITC) Production Platform Engineering team builds and maintains the infrastructure that enables productions to perform Editorial, Dailies, Color, Conform, VFX, Sound, QC, Mastering, and Delivery entirely in AWS.

We're looking for a Software Development Engineer who can bridge the gap between traditional media workflows and modern cloud infrastructure. You'll work with AWS services to solve problems that have never been solved at this scale—enabling creative teams worldwide to collaborate seamlessly on productions worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Key Job Responsibilities

Build new cloud‑native capabilities for VFX rendering and management, sound mixing, QC, mastering, delivery, and remote production workflows

Improve and scale existing Editorial, Dailies, Color, and Conform workflows supporting active productions

Translate complex post‑production workflows into infrastructure‑as‑code using CloudFormation or CDK

Troubleshoot production‑impacting issues across the full stack—from network configurations to application‑level bugs—diving as deep as needed to unblock creative teams

Design and implement solutions using AWS compute, storage, and networking services optimized for high‑throughput media workloads

Build secure infrastructure following AWS best practices for encryption (at‑rest and in‑transit), IAM policies, VPC design, and authentication mechanisms

Collaborate with Product Management and internal Production Technology teams to translate requirements into technical solutions

Automate operational tasks and build self‑service tools that empower production teams

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) of new and existing systems

1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience

1+ years of designing and developing large‑scale, multi‑tiered, multi‑threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl

1+ years of Object‑Oriented Design experience

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations

Bachelor's 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.

USA, CA, Culver City - $143,700.00 - $194,400.00 USD annually

The base salary range for this position is listed above. 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 optional 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.

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