Sr. Software Development Engineer, Luna Core Tech Streaming

Amazon • Irvine, CA

3d

About The Position

The Amazon Luna team is leveraging the power of the cloud to enable customers to
stream games on their existing devices. Luna 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.

As a Software Development Engineer working on the core streaming engineering for
Luna, you will combine your passion for gaming, AWS, and building scalable tech
for the next generation of cloud gaming. You will thrive in a fast‑paced, highly
collaborative start‑up‑like environment inside Amazon, driving innovative
solutions from concept to production.

Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming service that makes it easy for anyone to play
high-quality games on the devices they already own—including Fire TV and tablet
devices, smartphones, tablets, web browsers, select smart televisions from LG
and Samsung, and more--with no need to purchase new gaming consoles or
equipment. Luna brings more than 50 games to Prime members at no additional
cost, including GameNight, an evolving collection of more than 25 approachable,
local multiplayer games designed to bring friends and family together in the
living room. To play GameNight titles, simply scan a QR code on your TV and your
smartphone becomes your controller. With simple and responsive touchscreen
inputs and support for multiple local players, GameNight offers and easy and
approachable way to play whether you’re an experienced gamer of a casual fan.

The Luna initiative is a fast‑paced, highly collaborative start‑up‑like
environment inside Amazon. Success requires flexibility, entrepreneurial spirit,
and comfort with ambiguity. You will:

Requirements

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Nice To Haves

• 5+ 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
• Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence
• Experience with video encoding and streaming media standards
• Experience in Linux/Wine/Proton software and operating system stack.

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end software development: Design, implement, test, and operate scalable services that power Luna’s streaming infrastructure.
• Drive rapid innovation: Develop quick proof‑of‑concepts, iterate on prototypes, and ship production‑grade code while balancing cost, schedule, and performance.
• Collaborate across disciplines: Work closely with product managers, engineers, and QA to deliver consumer‑facing features that meet both technical and business goals.
• Mentor and lead: Serve as a technical leader, guiding design decisions, code reviews, and best‑practice adoption across the team.
• Operate at all levels: Dive deep into low‑level details of Windows/Linux, Wine, Proton, and related stack components, in addition to streaming technologies while also providing strategic input for product direction.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

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