System Development Engineer, Production and Post Production Technology, Amazon MGM Studios
Job ID: 10441262 | Amazon Development Centre (London) Limited
Do you want to revolutionize how film and television content is created? Are you passionate about building cloud infrastructure that powers the future of media production? At Amazon, we're transforming the entertainment industry by moving post‐production workflows to the cloud. The Studio in the Cloud (SITC) Production Platform Engineering team builds and maintains the infrastructure that enables productions to perform Editorial, Dailies, Color, Conform, VFX, Sound, QC, Mastering, and Delivery entirely in AWS.
Key Responsibilities
Build new cloud‐native capabilities for VFX rendering and management, sound mixing, QC, mastering, delivery, and remote production workflows
Improve and scale existing Editorial, Dailies, Color, and Conform workflows supporting active productions
Translate complex post‐production workflows into infrastructure‐as‐code using CloudFormation or CDK
Troubleshoot production‐impacting issues across the full stack—from network configurations to application‐level bugs—diving as deep as needed to unblock creative teams
Design and implement solutions using AWS compute, storage, and networking services optimized for high‐throughput media workloads
Build secure infrastructure following AWS best practices for encryption (at‐rest and in‐transit), IAM policies, VPC design, and authentication mechanisms
Collaborate with Product Management and internal Production Technology teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
Automate operational tasks and build self‐service tools that empower production teams
Basic Qualifications
Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
Experience (non‐internship) in professional software development
Experience designing or architecting new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability and scaling)
Experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands‐on systems engineering
Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with PowerShell (preferred), Python, Ruby, or Java
Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. We value diversity and strive to create an inclusive culture that empowers all Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.
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