Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Music

Amazon Music Software Development Engineer

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad-free podcasts, included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on-demand access to 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices.

Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale. As an SDE-2 on the Music Search team, you will own the design and delivery of systems that power how millions of customers discover music, podcasts, and audio content. Our search ecosystem spans query understanding, ranking, indexing, and retrieval — increasingly enhanced by Generative AI and LLM-driven experiences — built on large-scale distributed infrastructure running on AWS. You will drive technical decisions, write high-quality production code, and raise the bar for engineering excellence across the team. You'll collaborate closely with applied scientists, product managers, and partner teams to deliver search experiences that are fast, relevant, and delightful.

For this role, you bring a strong foundation in object-oriented design with Java or C++, and hands-on experience building and operating distributed systems at scale. Familiarity with search technologies (indexing, ranking, NLP/query understanding, GenAI/LLM integration), web services, and Linux-based development environments is highly valued. Beyond specific technologies, you demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations, decompose complex problems into incremental deliverables, and write reliable, maintainable code that others can build on. You are self-directed and thrive when problems are open-ended. You engage in rigorous technical discussions, let the best ideas win, and are not afraid to disagree and commit. You treat mistakes as learning opportunities and continuously look for ways to raise the bar — for yourself, your team, and the customer experience. You take ownership end-to-end, from design through production operations, and are energized by the challenge of building search systems that connect hundreds of millions of listeners with the content they love.