Software Development Engineer II, Music

Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Music

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert live streams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service. Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad‑free podcasts, included with their membership;

customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on‑demand access to 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa‑enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale.

Our innovative systems include a highly efficient and large‑scale platform built on Amazon’s cloud computing infrastructure. For this position you will have a strong background in OO design with C++/Java. Experience working with Web Services, XML, Apache services is desired. Linux system development experience is a plus. Equally important to these specific skills is the ability to multi‑task, quickly adapt to new development environments and changing business requirements, learn new systems, create reliable/maintainable code, and find creative and scalable solutions to difficult problems.

• You are highly‑motivated and thrive in an environment where problems are open‑ended. You enjoy engaging in passionate discussions with smart people and letting the best ideas rise to the top.
• You see your mistakes as learning opportunities and continually look for ways to improve yourself, your team and your products.
• You understand that not all solutions come easily and don’t shy away from hard work to reach your goals.
• You are excited about the opportunity to engage in developing a top‑notch consumer web application and user experience.

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

• 3+ 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

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