Sr. Software Development Engineer, Studios Tech, Backlot Source

## Responsibilities - Develop/maintain secure, scalable, low latency and reliable services which handle the copy, transfer, transcode, media info validation, auto QC, storage optimization, semantic search, AI based metadata extraction/tagging, discoverability and life cycle management of an extremely large volume of media files. - Own a unified digital asset management solution with highly configurable and customized ingest/approval/distribution workflows. - Partner with engineering teams to build scalable solutions that handle massive amounts of global content data. - Provide mentorship to other engineers on best practices while raising the bar for engineering excellence. - Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software. - Lead complex, high-visibility technical programs that power the world's most comprehensive studios technology organization. - Drive architectural decisions and technical strategy for next-generation media supply chain products. - Influence across teams to deliver holistic solutions. - Own the operational stability of highly reliable digital asset management products. ## Requirements - 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience. - 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience. - 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience. - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team. - Deep technical expertise in large-scale distributed systems and architecture. - Proven track record leading complex technical programs with multiple stakeholders. - High Bar in driving operational and engineering excellence, strategic thinking and tactical execution. - Strong communication skills and ability to influence senior leadership and other engineering teams across broader organization. - Experience scaling teams and mentoring other engineers to force multiple. ## Nice to Have - 5+ 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. ## Benefits - Join a team at the intersection of Amazon's tech innovation and MGM's century of storytelling excellence. - Work on a mission-critical digital content lifecycle. - Shape the technical foundation that brings award-winning content to viewers worldwide. - Influence across teams to deliver holistic solutions. - Own the operational stability of highly reliable digital asset management products.