The Software Development Engineer role at Amazon focuses on building and maintaining cloud infrastructure for media production, specifically within the Studio in the Cloud (SITC) Production Platform Engineering team. This team is dedicated to transforming post-production workflows by leveraging AWS services to enhance collaboration among creative teams. The position requires solving complex technical challenges that impact high-budget productions, ensuring that the infrastructure supports various media workflows. Candidates will have the opportunity to work on innovative projects that shape the future of entertainment technology.

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience with existing systems
• 1+ years of experience as a software development engineer or in a related role
• 1+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale software applications 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
• 3+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle

• 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.
• 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, 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.

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.