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Software Dev Engineer II, Alexa Speech Middleware

Amazon.com Inc

  • Arlington, VA
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    Building software that enables integration of Alexa voice and multi-modal services into compelling applications that run on millions of Echo family devices, and Alexa-enabled Devices. You will drive engineering excellence through code reviews, operational best practices, and mentoring teammates - all in a fast-paced Agile environment where customer impact is immediate and the opportunity to invent is constant.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationArlington, VA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    Description

    Join the team that brought you the Echo Show and Echo Spot, touch-screen enabled Alexa devices that supports video calling, music, weather, and more! Our Echo Software team works on not only the Echo Show but other high-profile consumer electronics products including Fire TV, Kindle, and the Echo family of devices. We're just getting started, and we'd love to have you join us to bring innovative experiences to millions of customers.

    You don't need any experience in those specific technologies, just an enthusiasm to build software particularly around user interfaces, cross-device APIs, or cloud-based services. If this sounds appealing to you, please contact us and we'd love to chat!

    In this role, you will:

    • Invent new experiences for our customers.
    • Collaborate with UX and Product owners to define customer experience and product direction.
    • Deliver high quality software through working in a dynamic, team-focused Agile/Scrum environment.

    Key job responsibilities

    • Building software that enables integration of Alexa voice and multi-modal services into compelling applications that run on millions of Echo family devices, and Alexa-enabled Devices.
    • Driving engineering best practices (e.g., Operational Excellence, Security, Quality, etc.) and setting high standards by taking proactive measures to fix deficiencies and make continous improvement of end product.
    • Adopting, innovating, and driving efficiencies using Gen AI tools and practices throughout the software development lifecycle, from design and coding to testing and deployment.
    • Contribute to the professional growth of team members through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and promoting engineering best practices

    A day in the life

    In this role, you will build software experiences that millions of customers use daily. You will design and implement multi-modal applications that blend voice, touch, and visual interfaces into seamless experiences.

    You will own features end-to-end - from requirements through deployment - collaborating with UX and Product to navigate ambiguity and make tradeoff decisions. You will embrace AI-native development, leveraging Gen AI tools across the entire SDLC: design, code generation, testing, and deployment.

    You will drive engineering excellence through code reviews, operational best practices, and mentoring teammates - all in a fast-paced Agile environment where customer impact is immediate and the opportunity to invent is constant.

    About the team

    We are the team that brought Echo Show to millions of homes worldwide. Our engineers work in a collaborative and innovation-driven environment. We would love to have you join us to bring innovative experiences to millions of customers.

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
    Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles

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