Amazon

Sr. Software Development Engineer, Luna Core Tech Streaming

Amazon$168K — $227K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience (non-internship)
  • 5+ years of programming experience with at least one language
  • 5+ years of experience leading design or architecture of systems
  • Experience mentoring or leading an engineering team
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent preferred

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end software development for scalable services.
  • Drive rapid innovation by developing proof-of-concepts and iterating on prototypes.
  • Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and QA to deliver features.
  • Mentor and lead technical decisions and code reviews on the team.
  • Dive deep into low-level system details to optimize stack components.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
  • Access to mental health support and flexible spending accounts
Full Job Description
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.

Key job 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.

A day in the life

- 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:

- Own projects from concept to production, delivering quick proof-of-concepts and iterating based on feedback.

- Dive deep into low-level system details to make stack components behave in novel ways.

- Strategic input: Provide technical insight on implementation direction.

- Collaborate regularly with colleagues across Amazon's businesses and services to align technical and business goals.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 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.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. 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 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Irvine - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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