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Localization Engineer, Amazon Games

Amazon is all in on games. We’ve got a diverse team of talented, creative people pairing their love of making games with all the unique strengths of being part of Amazon. Across all our teams and locations, we’re united by a common purpose: to share great gaming experiences with customers around the world. We believe in a future where everyone is a gamer and everyone can create, compete, collaborate and connect through games—and we’re looking for the right people to help us build that future. With the power of Twitch and AWS at your fingertips, you’ll have the chance to innovate in gameplay, creativity, and technology, while working alongside some of the smartest and most creative minds in the industry.

Amazon Games is seeking a talented and experienced Localization Engineer to own, build, and grow our localization pipeline. We want Amazon gaming customers around the world to have immersive experiences in their preferred language and locales. This requires us to think globally from the start and put processes in place that enable creative, high-quality localization at high speed without compromising quality. This is an impactful role, with the opportunity to define and then realize our localization process for multiple internal and external titles, advise business and studio leadership, and contribute to the wider localization engineering community across Amazon.

Our team is focused on delivering localized game and game-related content at scale to a global audience. We translate and support several live game titles consisting of millions of words and tens of thousands of multimedia assets in multiple target languages. Additionally, our team supports the localization and delivery of content for Prime Gaming, Marketing, and Web teams. As we develop, launch, and support more and more products, we need a skilled localization engineer to take our pipeline and delivery to the next level.

You are a localization engineer with strong fundamental programming skills and a passion for localization, automation, and delivery quality. You are an advocate for players and developers; ensuring our pipeline remains functional, reliable, and transparent so our localization teams can delight our customers, adhere to the highest standards, and achieve operational excellence. You work with the localization team to build a set of tools and services that improve the quality of translation, testing, and delivery of our localized resources. You have a successful track record working as a localization engineer to ensure the quality of translated assets for complex live services, excelling at communication, maintaining customer focus, and aligning with partnered game teams to deliver the highest quality product.

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences and are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We offer ten employee-led affinity groups with 190 global chapters, innovative benefits, and annual and ongoing learning experiences (including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences). Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance and offers flexible working hours. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. Additionally, our team is dedicated to supporting you with mentorship and pathways for ongoing development. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and are building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and promotes career choice.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us

Basic Qualifications

· 2+ years of development experience
· 1+ years of experience with at least one modern programming or scripting language (React, Java, JavaScript, C/C++, C#, Python, Rust)
· A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications

· 1+ years of experience working with localization pipelines
· Experience supporting resilient and innovative automated pipelines
· Experience working with enterprise-level Translation Management Systems such as memoQ (preferred), Trados, or XLOC
· Self-motivated learner and problem solver
· Knowledge of games and online entertainment