Software Development Engineer, Amazon Interactive Video Service (IVS)

Company: Amazon
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: April 7, 2026

Job Description:

Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) is AWS's fully managed live streaming service, built on the same battle-tested technology that powers Twitch and trusted by thousands of enterprises across gaming, social, live commerce, sports, and entertainment. Our mission: enable developers to build communities around live video. We handle everything from ingest to processing to delivery at global scale, so developers can focus on creating interactive, engaging live experiences for their audiences. Whether you're streaming to tens of millions of concurrent viewers or just getting started, Amazon IVS removes the complexity so developers can move fast. As a Software Development Engineer on the Amazon IVS Control Plane team, you will build highly scalable, reliable, and secure systems that orchestrate real-time video infrastructure at AWS scale. Your work will directly enable developers, broadcasters, and businesses around the world to deliver low-latency, interactive video experiences. Key job responsibilities - Design and develop backend services and public APIs for the Amazon Interactive Video Service. - Build distributed systems that manage configuration, orchestration, and lifecycle of live video streaming resources using Go, TypeScript, or similar modern programming languages - Define and maintain service infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code practices, primarily with AWS CDK. - Work closely with backend engineers, frontend engineers, product managers, and applied scientists to deliver seamless customer experiences - Ensure backend systems are highly available, scalable, and secure at AWS scale - Apply backend best practices including testing, performance optimization, observability, and maintainable code - Collaborate with other AWS service teams to integrate shared services and deliver consistent AWS service experiences - Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, design reviews, and on-call rotations - Drive operational excellence through automation, metrics, alarms, and runbooks About the team Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) is a managed live streaming solution from AWS that enables low-latency and real-time video experiences for millions of viewers worldwide. We power engaging live experiences for some of the largest customers in the live video space and continuously push the boundaries of what’s possible with interactive video technology. - 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience - 1 years of Object Oriented Design experience - Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field - Experience scripting in modern programming languages, or experience working with REST API based services - 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, or 5 years of building production software experience - Experience building services using AWS products - Experience in Database like NoSQL, or experience in any Bigdata architecture and experience in Hadoop Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, CA, San Francisco - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually USA, CA, Santa Clara - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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