Senior Software Engineer, Alexa Alarms

Global technology company leading in e-commerce, cloud computing, AI and digital streaming
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
6+ years of experience
AI · Consumer

Description For Senior Software Engineer, Alexa Alarms

Join Amazon's Alexa Alarms team, working on a product used by millions of customers daily. This senior role focuses on shaping the future of voice-based user interfaces through Alexa's household assistance features. You'll be instrumental in defining and implementing the software architecture that enables Alexa to act as a personal assistant for household organization and daily tasks.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll collaborate with product managers, voice designers, and fellow engineers to build and improve high-volume features. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring both architectural vision and practical implementation skills. You'll be responsible for designing scalable systems, mentoring team members, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions.

The position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology at Amazon, one of the world's leading tech companies. You'll be part of a team that believes voice is the most natural user interface for technology interaction, working on features that directly impact millions of users' daily lives. The role provides significant influence over product direction and technical decisions, while working in Amazon's innovative and customer-centric culture.

This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers who want to combine technical expertise with product innovation, working on technology that's reshaping how people interact with their homes and daily routines. You'll be part of Amazon's larger mission to make customers' lives easier through technology, while working with a talented team on challenging technical problems at scale.

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Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer, Alexa Alarms

  • Define architecture of software solutions, determining limitations and compatibilities between subsystems
  • Lead coding and software development of complex, cross-functional, customer facing programs
  • Design and implement system architecture and underlying components
  • Establish design principles, select design patterns, and instill best practices
  • Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, and balance business needs versus technical constraints
  • Work effectively with team members to gain consensus on technical decisions
  • Ensure appropriate software engineering practices are employed to deliver high quality results

Requirements For Senior Software Engineer, Alexa Alarms

Java
Python
  • 6+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 6+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
  • 6+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

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