Description Amazon Photos empowers customers to preserve share and relieve their memories across mobile applications web desktop Amazon devices and as part of Alexa We strive to provide customers with the best memories companion for them and their families We re looking for a Software Development Engineer that wants to build and scale foundational services that power our computer vision and artificial intelligence capabilities In this role you ll architect and develop solutions that process millions of photos daily enabling intelligent features that bring customer memories to life You ll work at the intersection of large-scale distributed systems and AI technologies creating services that form the backbone of Amazon Photos next-generation features Key job responsibilities - Design and implement scalable fault-tolerant services that power computer vision and AI features across the Amazon Photos ecosystem - Build and optimize full-stack solutions that handle massive amounts of photo and video data while maintaining high performance and reliability - Architect and develop ML model serving infrastructure and pipelines for real-time computer vision applications - Drive technical decisions and architecture discussions for critical infrastructure components - Collaborate with ML scientists to productionize computer vision models and optimize their performance at scale - Implement and maintain observability solutions for complex distributed systems - Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building a culture of engineering excellence - Partner with product managers and other teams to define technical roadmaps and deliver customer-facing features About the team We operate at massive scale processing billions of customer photos while maintaining high availability and low latency Our team leverages technologies in distributed systems computer vision and machine learning to create creative solutions that delight customers We re building the future of how people interact with their memories using AI to create more personalized and meaningful experiences Basic Qualifications - 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience - 2 years of non-internship design or architecture design patterns reliability and scaling of new and existing systems experience - Experience programming with at least one software programming language Preferred Qualifications - 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 - Experience with computer vision or machine learning technologies - Experience building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems - Knowledge of modern AI ML frameworks and serving infrastructure - Experience with cloud technologies and microservices architecture 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 for more information If the country region you re applying in isn t listed please contact your Recruiting Partner