Software Development Engineer

Television is changing. Amazon’s Prime Video would like to offer every film to everyone to watch instantly anywhere. Would you like to join us to help shape the future of TV?

Prime Video deliver films and TV shows instantly to PCs, portable devices, consoles, and TVs worldwide. We have opportunities for talented engineers, designers, testers, product managers, and technical leaders to join our development teams in London to work on global features in our development teams. You will be encouraged to see the big picture, be creative, and positively impact millions of customers. This is a young and evolving business where creativity and drive can have a lasting impact on the way video is enjoyed worldwide.

The Financial Systems team is seeking talented Software Development Engineers to build world-class bespoke financial software from the ground up to support our expanding global video business. As an Amazon software engineer in this team you will design, develop, test and deploy new features to automate financial processes. A successful candidate will have strong technical ability, great communication skills and an established background in developing full-stack n-tier systems. An interest in how we account for and manage the financials for a multi-billion dollar business would also be beneficial.

• Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design.
• Proficient in at least one of Java, C++, C#, Objective-C.
• Evidence of working with algorithms, data-structures, efficiency, concurrency, performance optimization.
  
• Evidence of working with object-oriented development and design patterns.
  
• Strong analytical and excellent problem solving skills.
  
• Strong written and verbal English communications skills.

• Experience with one or more of JavaScript, Ruby, Perl, Python.
• Some expertise in disparate technologies, typically ranging from front-end user interfaces through to back-end systems and all points in between
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices for the 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 objective criteria including your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all sections of society irrespective of colour, race, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, sex, marital status, disability, age or trade union membership. Please let us know if you have any special requirements in relation to this recruitment process.