Software Dev Engineer Ii, Alexa, Customers

DESCRIPTION Join the team that brought you the Echo Show a touch-screen enabled Alexa device that supports video calling music weather and more We re just getting started and we d love to have you join us to bring innovative experiences to millions of customers As a software engineer in the Alexa Devices team you will help drive innovation by developing features that present innovative speech-backed visuals on our Echo Show Echo Spot and similar screened Alexa devices Specifically you will be responsible for developing and maintaining new systems partnering with other Amazon and third-party services and device teams as required You will ensure that Alexa almost never drops her end of the conversation delivering services that respond with minimal latency at Amazon scale You may work on device frameworks web services APIs large scale data infrastructure and more If being at the forefront of new innovation for Alexa sounds exciting we d love to talk to you Key job responsibilities 1 Own the high level design and development of features for Echo family of Devices including new Device launches 2 Produce high quality Device software that delights our customers 3 Mentor and train young engineers in the team to build quality software A day in the life 1 Coding in C Java Android 2 Code Reviews 3 Design documents - authoring and review 4 Working with partner teams to plan out new features 5 Work Hard Have Fun and Make History About the team Alexa Device SetUp experiences team owns the Setup experiences like OutOfBoxExperience OOBE Device Settings and SystemTrays for Headless and Multi-modal devices on a wide range of Echo devices 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 - Knowledge of professional software engineering best practices for full software development life cycle including coding standards software architectures code reviews source control management continuous deployments testing and operational excellence 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 - Strong technical credentials and deep hands-on technical expertise building complex highly scalable software asystems that have been successfully delivered to customers - Development experience on mobile platforms such as Google Android - Superior HW SW design and architecture knowledge - Graphics - UI Composition and Fluidity for mobile applications - Experience with Amazon Web Services Alexa Skills development - Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and proven methodologies for the full software development process SDLC including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations 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