Software Development Engineer Amazon
Seattle, WA

Job Description

Alexa is the Amazon cloud service that powers Echo, the groundbreaking new Amazon device designed around your voice. We believe voice is the most natural user interface for interacting with the home and is fundamental to enabling the dream of the smart, connected home.

The Alexa Smart Home Org is focused on making Alexa the user interface for the home. Customers love using Alexa to interact with their homes using simple commands (turn on the lights, turn down the heat) and to automate more complex interactions spanning home security, home entertainment, and the home environment. We are evolving Alexa into an intelligent, indispensable companion that helps you get the most out of the technology in your home.

We are looking for a passionate, hard-working, and talented Software Development Engineer who has experience building innovative, mission critical system software tools and features. You will have an enormous opportunity to make a large impact on the design, architecture, and development of tools and processes to enable the Smart Home Org to deliver the best quality products to Alexa Smart Home customers.

In this role, you will:

* Be responsible for the development and maintenance of tools and services for our internal development team
* Work with other team members to design novel development tools and processes, prototype new technology, and evaluate technical feasibility
* Work in an Agile environment to deliver high quality software