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Software Development Engineer, Alexa Connected Devices

Amazon.com Inc

  • Seattle, WA
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    Alexa+ is Amazon"s next-generation AI-powered personal assistant, built on large language models to deliver natural, conversational, and context-aware experiences for hundreds of millions of customers worldwide. We are building new services and experiences for Alexa+ customers from the ground up, and we"re looking for experienced, generative AI-savvy Software Development Engineers to join us.

    Numbers & Facts

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

    Description

    Alexa+ is Amazon"s next-generation AI-powered personal assistant, built on large language models to deliver natural, conversational, and context-aware experiences for hundreds of millions of customers worldwide. We are building new services and experiences for Alexa+ customers from the ground up, and we"re looking for experienced, generative AI-savvy Software Development Engineers to join us.

    In this role, you will design, build, and operate Tier-1 cloud services that enable real-time experiences with hundreds of millions of devices and customers. You"ll partner with engineers across Alexa+ to tackle complex technical challenges, drive innovation, and deliver experiences that redefine what a personal assistant can do.

    Why You"ll Love It Here

    • Unprecedented technical challenges: You"ll work on problems at a scale and complexity few teams encounter. We don"t just build AI products; we use generative AI extensively in our own engineering practices, keeping you at the forefront of the field.
    • Motivated, collaborative team: Join a team of passionate engineers who support each other, share knowledge freely, and celebrate wins together.
    • Greenfield opportunity: We"re building from the ground up, giving you the chance to shape architecture, tooling, and culture from day one.
    • World-changing impact: Your work will directly shape how hundreds of millions of customers interact with their personal assistant every day.

    Key job responsibilities

    • Design and implement highly available, scalable cloud services in Rust and Java
    • Build and operate Tier-1 services at massive scale
    • Solve novel and complex distributed systems challenges - from low-latency communication to fault-tolerant architectures
    • Leverage generative AI extensively in your day-to-day development workflow to accelerate delivery and improve code quality
    • Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams across Alexa+ to define technical direction and deliver customer-facing features
    • Contribute to a culture of operational excellence, including on-call support, monitoring, and continuous improvement

    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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