Senior Software Engineer, Alexa Daily Essentials

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 Daily Essentials

Join Amazon's Alexa Daily Essentials team to shape the future of voice-based personal assistance technology. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on products used by millions of customers daily. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll be instrumental in defining and implementing the architecture for how Alexa helps manage household tasks and daily life organization.

The position involves working with cutting-edge voice technology, focusing on making Alexa an effective personal assistant for household management. You'll collaborate with a diverse team of engineers, voice designers, and product managers to create innovative solutions that enhance the user experience. 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, leading development efforts, and ensuring high-quality software delivery. The position offers the chance to work on mission-critical applications that directly impact millions of users while collaborating across organizational boundaries to integrate various Amazon services.

This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers who want to make a significant impact on consumer-facing technology. You'll be working at the intersection of voice technology, consumer products, and household management, helping to define how people interact with their homes through technology. The role offers the chance to work with advanced technology while solving real-world problems that affect people's daily lives.

Working at Amazon means joining a company at the forefront of technological innovation, with access to vast resources and the opportunity to shape products used globally. The team culture emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and customer-focused development, making it an ideal environment for engineers who want to combine technical excellence with practical impact.

Last updated 5 days ago

Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer, Alexa Daily Essentials

  • Define the architecture of software solutions
  • Lead coding and software development of complex, cross-functional, customer facing programs
  • Design and implement system architecture and underlying components
  • Establish design principles and best practices for software development across teams
  • Anticipate bottlenecks and make trade-offs between business needs and 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 Daily Essentials

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

Benefits For Senior Software Engineer, Alexa Daily Essentials

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
  • Inclusive workplace culture
  • Disability accommodation support

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