Senior Software Development Engineer - Alexa Voice Service, Alexa Voice Services, AVS Engineering

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Senior Software Engineer
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5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
AI · Consumer

Description For Senior Software Development Engineer - Alexa Voice Service, Alexa Voice Services, AVS Engineering

Join the Alexa Voice Service (AVS) team at Amazon to build software that enables Alexa's capabilities across various devices including speakers, appliances, wearables, and robots. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with industry leaders in seamlessly integrating Alexa into diverse devices, impacting millions of users' interactions with their homes, cars, and workplaces.

As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, solving unique engineering challenges and architecting solutions that define customer interactions with Alexa. You'll own your work from design to deployment while ensuring operational excellence in production. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring both architectural vision and practical implementation skills.

The AVS Organization is specifically chartered to enable Alexa outside of Amazon manufactured devices. The team is establishing a new presence in India with an exciting roadmap of innovation and scale. You'll be part of a comprehensive team including Product Managers, Technical Program Managers, Principal Engineers, Sr.SDEs, QA Engineers, and Software Development Managers, all working together to build and evolve the Alexa experience across partner devices.

This position offers the chance to work on greenfield engineering opportunities, tackle novel problems, and continuously learn while building something impactful. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, lead technical initiatives, and have the opportunity to mentor others while working on technology that shapes the future of voice interaction.

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Responsibilities For Senior Software Development Engineer - Alexa Voice Service, Alexa Voice Services, AVS Engineering

  • Lead design, development, testing and deployment of cross team projects
  • Meet with stakeholders and drive execution
  • Mentor junior engineers
  • Lead and architect Alexa-enabled devices
  • Influence architecture across the Alexa ecosystem
  • Lead projects to streamline team processes
  • Participate and lead in sprint planning and daily scrum
  • Author documentation to communicate vision, proposals and designs

Requirements For Senior Software Development Engineer - Alexa Voice Service, Alexa Voice Services, AVS Engineering

  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language
  • 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems
  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
  • Experience with full software development life cycle
  • Knowledge of coding standards, code reviews, source control management
  • Experience with build processes, testing, and operations

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