Software Development Engineer, Alexa Endpoint Experiences

Role Description

Interested in Amazon Echo? Come work on the engine behind it - Alexa. Our mission is to make Alexa the best AI powered virtual assistant. Please join us on our journey to build Alexa Presentation powered by LLMs. We’re working hard, having fun, making history; come join us!

We are looking for a passionate, hard-working, and talented full stack developer to innovate in building innovative products. You will have an enormous opportunity to make a large impact on the design, architecture, and implementation of high-tech products used every day, by people you know.

You will own the end-to-end delivery of new services and features powered by Alexa LLM. Push the technical envelope on multimodal rendering powered by LLM across all Alexa devices. Join a team that is still early in its product lifecycle and with numerous growth opportunities ahead.

Key job responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, low latent, high availability, and maintainable multimodal services that enrich customer experiences on screen-based Alexa devices.
• Independently design external facing APIs to facilitate communication between different developer and device interfaces.
• Work with other team members to investigate design approaches, prototype new technology and evaluate technical feasibility.

A day in the life

• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software against tight schedules.
• Establish architectural principles, select design patterns and then mentor team members on their appropriate application.

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.
• 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.

Requirements

• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
• 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 this link for more information.
• If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Benefits

• The base salary range for this position is listed below: USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually.
• Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.
• Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
• Learn more about our benefits at this link .