Amazon
SDE II - iOS Software Developer, Sye
🌎London, England, GBR
2 months ago
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Job Description
On-site
Come build the future of entertainment with us. Are you interested in shaping the future of movies and television? Do you want to define the next generation of how and what Amazon customers are watching?
Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers customers a vast collection of TV shows and movies - all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place. We offer customers thousands of popular movies and TV shows including Amazon Originals and exclusive licensed content to exciting live sports events. We also offer our members the opportunity to subscribe to add-on channels which they can cancel at anytime and to rent or buy new release movies and TV box sets on the Prime Video Store. Prime Video is a fast-paced, growth business - available in over 240 countries and territories worldwide. The team works in a dynamic environment where innovating on behalf of our customers is at the heart of everything we do. If this sounds exciting to you, please read on.
In this role, you will be joining the live low latency streaming team as an iOS specialised developer. We deliver Sye, a revolutionary streaming platform primarily used for live sporting events and concerts. Our ambition is to drastically improve the customer experience of watching live streams by providing minimal latency and synchronized playback to all viewers across the globe.
Please note this role is also available in Stockholm.
Travel to Stockholm will be required circa every 6 weeks.
Key job responsibilities
As an iOS developer on our live low latency streaming player team, you will innovate on and improve the components providing live streaming capabilities to end user applications. The platforms that the team supports include Android, iOS, web, smart-TVs, set-top-boxes and game consoles, where you will focus on iOS.
Your will work on the SDKs we provide as well as their integration into Prime Video applications that are used by millions of customers around the world. Your work will also include developing reference and demo implementations, setting up automated tests for different hardware and software platforms.
A day in the life
As part of the Sye team you will be involved with daily stand-ups, coding, code reviews for team members, internal and cross team meetings to align on technical complexities, estimate deliveries with milestones and write technical documents. Large events involves planning of new features to be deployed, tests to be performed and data to be analyzed in order to continuously improve the customer experience. Status and goals tracking are expected every so often.
About the team
The team owns the live low latency player SDKs for supported platforms, and we also work on the integration of them into Prime Video applications.
We are growing, and with us you will also be able to grow as we work together. There are lots of opportunities to interact with other teams globally. Together with partners such as Twitch and IMDb TV, we are part of a strong video streaming community that will be available to you. - Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Experience in professional, non-internship software development
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations.
Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers customers a vast collection of TV shows and movies - all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place. We offer customers thousands of popular movies and TV shows including Amazon Originals and exclusive licensed content to exciting live sports events. We also offer our members the opportunity to subscribe to add-on channels which they can cancel at anytime and to rent or buy new release movies and TV box sets on the Prime Video Store. Prime Video is a fast-paced, growth business - available in over 240 countries and territories worldwide. The team works in a dynamic environment where innovating on behalf of our customers is at the heart of everything we do. If this sounds exciting to you, please read on.
In this role, you will be joining the live low latency streaming team as an iOS specialised developer. We deliver Sye, a revolutionary streaming platform primarily used for live sporting events and concerts. Our ambition is to drastically improve the customer experience of watching live streams by providing minimal latency and synchronized playback to all viewers across the globe.
Please note this role is also available in Stockholm.
Travel to Stockholm will be required circa every 6 weeks.
Key job responsibilities
As an iOS developer on our live low latency streaming player team, you will innovate on and improve the components providing live streaming capabilities to end user applications. The platforms that the team supports include Android, iOS, web, smart-TVs, set-top-boxes and game consoles, where you will focus on iOS.
Your will work on the SDKs we provide as well as their integration into Prime Video applications that are used by millions of customers around the world. Your work will also include developing reference and demo implementations, setting up automated tests for different hardware and software platforms.
A day in the life
As part of the Sye team you will be involved with daily stand-ups, coding, code reviews for team members, internal and cross team meetings to align on technical complexities, estimate deliveries with milestones and write technical documents. Large events involves planning of new features to be deployed, tests to be performed and data to be analyzed in order to continuously improve the customer experience. Status and goals tracking are expected every so often.
About the team
The team owns the live low latency player SDKs for supported platforms, and we also work on the integration of them into Prime Video applications.
We are growing, and with us you will also be able to grow as we work together. There are lots of opportunities to interact with other teams globally. Together with partners such as Twitch and IMDb TV, we are part of a strong video streaming community that will be available to you. - Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Experience in professional, non-internship software development
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations.
