Senior Software Engineer (SDE II) – Prime Video Playback Insights

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February 10, 2026
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Job Description

Company: Amazon Prime Video
Location: Remote / US

About Prime Video

Prime Video is transforming the television and movie industry with a growing library of high-quality media, including exclusive series like Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time, Reacher, The Grand Tour, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. In addition to on-demand content, Prime Video offers a variety of live sports, including UFC, English Premier League, Thursday Night Football, and more.

The Playback Insights team is responsible for telemetry and analytics for Prime Video, collecting trillions of events per day from end-user devices worldwide. We process this data in real time, powering internal teams with insights for performance optimization, personalization, and engagement.

Our mission includes scaling systems to handle exabyte-scale data lakes, creating intuitive web interfaces to explore performance metrics, and using machine learning models to guide improvements across the Prime Video platform.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain high-performance, low-latency data pipelines and backend services.
  • Contribute to system architecture, design patterns, and scaling strategies for large-scale streaming and telemetry systems.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to develop KPIs and metrics that improve Prime Video performance and user experience.
  • Leverage big data technologies to process, analyze, and surface insights from massive datasets.
  • Participate in software development best practices, including code reviews, testing, and deployment.
  • Innovate with machine learning and automation to streamline data exploration and reporting.

Basic Qualifications

  • 2+ years of professional software development experience (non-internship).
  • 1+ year contributing to system design or architecture, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
  • Programming experience with at least one modern programming language (e.g., Java, Python, C++, or similar).
  • 12+ months removed from BS or MS graduation.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative, and high-impact environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with streaming video systems, telemetry, or big data pipelines.
  • Familiarity with exabyte-scale data lakes and real-time data processing.
  • Exposure to machine learning models for analytics or recommendation systems.
  • Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

  • Work on one of the largest Big Data problems in the world.
  • Impact millions of Prime Video customers globally.
  • Collaborate with highly skilled engineers and product teams on cutting-edge streaming technology.
  • Opportunity to explore machine learning, telemetry, and low-latency system design.

Compensation & Benefits

Amazon is a total compensation company. Base pay and additional forms of compensation depend on location, knowledge, skills, and experience. Employees are eligible for equity, sign-on bonuses, and full medical, financial, and other benefits.