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Software Development Engineer, AI Studios Engineering

Amazon

Location

Culver City, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/16/2026

Compensation

$143,700 - $213,800 per year

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

Job description

Join the AI Studios Engineering team at Prime Video as a Software Development Engineer, where you will develop intelligent systems that enhance cinematic storytelling. This role focuses on building Nara, an AI-native content creation platform that streamlines professional animation and live action content production. You will collaborate with creative professionals and engineers to implement features that transform content creation workflows. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
  • 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
  • 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed 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 full software development life cycle experience

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain software components for the AI-native content creation platform
  • Implement features across the stack, including backend services and media processing pipelines
  • Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code while participating in code reviews
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions
  • Contribute to integrations with industry-standard Digital Content Creation tools
  • Troubleshoot and debug issues in production systems
  • Participate in on-call rotations and improve system monitoring and documentation
  • Continuously learn new technologies and methodologies relevant to AI/ML systems

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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