Amazon
Software Dev Engineer III, Amazon Interactive Video Service (IVS), Stream Management
$168K–$227K
Seattle, WA · Full-time · Posted Sep 3, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years for software development, programming, and system design/architecture; no stated alternative.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Designs and operates distributed backend services that coordinate live stream sessions and support Amazon IVS streaming at global scale.
What you'll do
- Own technical direction for services, writing design documents and driving implementation.
- Build and maintain highly available, scalable, secure backend systems; improve operational excellence through automation, monitoring, and incident follow-up.
- Collaborate across teams and participate in design reviews, code reviews, and on-call rotations.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 5+ years programming in at least one software language.
- 5+ years leading design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience mentoring, serving as a tech lead, or leading an engineering team; familiarity with live video protocols, transcoding, and codecs.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- Experience developing large-scale software using Golang or C/C++; familiarity with live streaming origination, CDN integration, caching, or low-latency video distribution.
Pay
168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Golang, C/C++
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