Software Development Engineer, Amazon Alexa Amazon
Seattle, WA

Job Description

Alexa is the Amazon cloud service that powers Echo, the groundbreaking new Amazon device designed around your voice. We're building the solutions and applications behind Amazon Echo and other Amazon products and services. We're working hard, having fun, and making history; come join our team!

We are growing this new team and are looking for talented engineers. As a member of the team you will be responsible for developing, launching and supporting core product features.

We are looking for passionate, hardworking software engineers who have experience building innovative that customers love. The ideal candidate is passionate about new opportunities and has a demonstrable track record of success in delivering new features and products. A commitment to team work, hustle, and strong communication skills (to both business and technical partners) are absolute requirements. Creating reliable, scalable, and high performance products requires exceptional technical expertise, a sound understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science, and practical experience building large-scale distributed systems. This person has thrived and succeeded in delivering high quality technology products/services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift fast.

Responsibilities

* Responsible for the development and maintenance of key system features
* Will work with other team members to investigate design approaches, prototype new technology and evaluate technical feasibility.
* Will work in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software against aggressive schedules.
* Will establish architectural principles, select design patterns and then mentor team members on their appropriate application
* Full stack developer who is able to work in all parts of an application - the backend services, middle tier, and front-end