Software Development Engineer, Luna Gen AI

Amazon.com, Inc.•Seattle, WA

28d

About The Position

We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to join our Gen AI & Strategic Initiatives team. You will be a critical early member as we drive two key areas of AI integration to 1) create new types of Gen AI native games and gameplay experiences; and 2) enhance productivity of internal teams through adoption of best practices, tools and creation of agentic solutions. You will help build next-generation tools that will drive adoption of transformative AI solutions for both external game developers and internal engineering teams. You will be a hands-on builder who designs, develops, and operates the infrastructure to support both proprietary and third party models. Your expertise in distributed systems and API design will enable you to build resilient, performant solutions that abstract the complexity of multiple AI providers behind unified interfaces. You will build agents supporting Engineering, Martech, Business Intelligence and more. We are looking for a highly collaborative team player with a developer-focused, customer-obsessed mindset and a strong ownership mentality. Ambiguity motivates you to invent and solve problems. This is an exciting opportunity to excel in a dynamic, scrappy environment where you'll shape the future of gaming with AI. The Amazon Luna team is leveraging the power of the cloud to enable customers to experience the rich and immersive world of gaming on all of their existing devices. It represents an exciting and truly new product and business, with a high degree of innovation, and an opportunity to reach a large volume of passionate customers. The Gen AI & Strategic Initiatives team is a new cross-functional team pioneering AI-powered features that elevate gameplay and drive engagement in exciting new ways. This team works at the intersection of cloud gaming, AI, and interactive entertainment, building experiences that will change how games are discovered, developed, and played by millions.

Requirements

3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Nice To Haves

3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
Experience in Games Industry (supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops)
Experience building large-scale machine learning and AI solutions at Internet scale

Responsibilities

Drive platform architecture decisions - Work closely with Gen AI leadership to understand model requirements and translate them into scalable platform capabilities; contribute to technical design reviews and architectural decisions.
Build and operate high-scale API infrastructure - Design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable APIs using Native AWS which provide unified access to multiple AI service providers including Bedrock, SageMaker, and vendors like ElevenLabs.
Launch cross-functional agents - Identify key use cases to increase productivity and partner with domain experts to create agentic workflows and systems.
Evaluate & optimize performance - Design caching strategies, implement request optimization, and build monitoring systems to deliver low-latency and cost efficient AI powered solutions.
Support developer experience and adoption - Create developer tools, SDKs, documentation, technical demos and sample code to accelerate adoption; provide technical support and guidance to internal and external developers integrating with the platform.
Ensure enterprise-grade security, compliance and responsible AI is the backbone of all solutions.

Benefits

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.

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