Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 5+ years

Education Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Senior software engineer focusing on video delivery systems for CloudFront Media & Entertainment, delivering scalable, low-latency streaming protocols and architectures.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate distributed systems that deliver video on a global scale
Drive technical strategy and architecture decisions for video delivery infrastructure
Own the full software development lifecycle
Mentor and grow engineers on the team
Lead design reviews and architectural direction

Technical Overview

Experience in distributed systems, streaming protocols (LL-HLS, MOF), internet protocols, and system design; coding with languages such as Java, C++, Python; emphasis on architecture and operations.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with deep experience in distributed video delivery systems, global-scale CDNs, and ownership of the full software development lifecycle. They should be a proven mentor and architecture leader able to guide teams through complex, high-availability challenges.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patternsreliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experienceExperience as a mentortech lead or leading an engineering team

Nice-to-Have Skills

5+ years of full software development life cycleincluding coding standardscode reviewssource control managementbuild processestestingand operations experienceBachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Required Skills

Distributed systems designHTTPDNSTCPUDPLL-HLSMedia over QUIC (MOQ)video deliverycode reviewssource controlbuild processesoperationsarchitecture design

Hard Skills

Distributed systems designHTTPDNSTCPUDPLL-HLSMedia over QUIC (MOQ)video deliveryCode reviewsSource controlBuild processesOperationsMentorshipArchitecture design

Soft Skills

leadershipmentorshipteam collaborationproblem-solvingcommunication

Industry & Role

Industry Media

Job Function Architect and deliver scalable video delivery systems for AWS CloudFront in a leadership capacity

Role Subtype Senior Software Engineer

Tech Domains Distributed Systems, HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, Java, C++, Python, Amazon Web Services

Keywords for Your Resume

Sr. Software Dev EngineerCloudFrontMedia & EntertainmentSeattledistributed systemsvideo deliveryLL-HLSMedia over QUICSyeMOQHTTPDNSTCPUDPAWSfull software development life cyclecode reviewssource controlbuild processestestingoperationsmentorshiptech leadarchitecture decisionsmedia over quichttpdnstcpudpsoftware development lifecycle

Deal Breakers

5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience, Experience as a mentor/tech lead, On-site in Seattle

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