Software Engineer II

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

IVS is building the future of interactive video. The Video Server Platform Network Traffic Management (NTM) team is seeking an experienced back end distributed systems developer to lead the design and development of our next generation video distribution system. This role focuses on building systems that manage traffic delivery across multiple CDNs (Content Delivery Networks). If you’re excited by the idea of building back end services that operate at a worldwide scale, and have an interest in live video, this is the position for you. You can work from Seattle, WA or San Francisco, CA.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional software development or equivalent expertise
• Strong background in Golang/Go
• B.A. or B.S. in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent years of experience
• Built and operated back end services

Nice To Haves

• Experience implementing AWS services
• Experience building or running a CDN
• Background in media protocols, ideally video
• Background in networking

Responsibilities

• Build features enabling the next generation of the Twitch Video Distribution system.
• Implement the systems which shape traffic across multiple CDNs, including our own custom live video specialized CDN
• Build robust, operable, and maintainable distributed software systems
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to junior members of the team

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO
• Amazon Employee Discount

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees