Software Development Engineer, Alexa Skills Kit

Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their team focused on empowering skill builders to create engaging experiences for Alexa users. The role is part of the Alexa Skill Builder Growth team, whose mission is to enable developers to grow their business on Alexa through intelligent web services and intuitive tools. You'll be working on cutting-edge technologies including Large Language Models (LLM) to enhance Alexa's capabilities and make it more natural, accurate, and conversational.

The team builds critical features like the name-free interaction (NFI) Toolkit, which helps customers discover and use skills without remembering specific names. You'll be part of a close-knit team that's dedicated to providing developers with the tools and services they need to create engaging customer experiences on hundreds of millions of Alexa devices.

Your day-to-day will involve morning huddles, whiteboard design discussions, project implementation, and code reviews. The team culture emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and pushing boundaries while maintaining a fun, supportive environment. You'll have the opportunity to make significant impacts on architecture decisions and drive engineering best practices.

This role offers the chance to work on technology that directly affects millions of users while being at the forefront of AI and voice technology innovation. You'll be working with Amazon's Echo platform, which is revolutionizing how people interact with technology through voice commands. The position requires strong technical leadership skills, as you'll be mentoring others and contributing to the team's technical direction.

If you're passionate about building innovative applications that customers love and want to work with cutting-edge AI technology, this role offers an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact on one of Amazon's most exciting platforms. The position combines technical challenges with the opportunity to shape the future of voice-based interactions and developer tools.