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Software Development Engineer, AWS Elemental MediaTailor

Amazon

Location

Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/9/2026

Compensation

$143,700 - $194,400 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The role involves joining the AWS Elemental MediaTailor team, which focuses on delivering personalized ad experiences for major streaming platforms. You will work on designing and implementing features for a video streaming and ad insertion service that can scale to millions of viewers. The team values collaboration, operational excellence, and continuous learning, fostering an inclusive environment. You will tackle complex challenges in video technology and contribute to bridging traditional TV advertising with the digital future.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards and operations
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
  • Experience in digital advertising and expertise in related ad specifications and technologies
  • Hands-on experience with video streaming technologies like DASH and HLS
  • Experience building and operating SGAI and SSAI solutions for millions of concurrent viewers

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement features for the video streaming and ad insertion service that scale to millions of concurrent viewers
  • Write high-quality, well-tested code that meets operational excellence standards
  • Participate in the on-call rotation to support 24/7 video streaming services
  • Collaborate with senior engineers to improve system architecture and operational efficiency
  • Identify and resolve complex technical issues across distributed systems
  • Participate in code reviews and help maintain high code quality standards
  • Document technical decisions and share knowledge with the team

Benefits

  • 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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

3,290

FY2026

Approval rate

99.1%

FY2026

LCA certified

32,937

FY2026

Entry-level share

10.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+9%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-44%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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