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SDET-II, Amazon Smart Vehicles
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Build GenAI tools, frameworks, and testing infrastructure to drive test automation for Alexa in Amazon Smart Vehicles.
genaimcpapisautomation-framework
We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test to join our team in building highly visible, robust automation tools and framework to tackle hard complex hard to solve problems
As a hands-on SDET, you will make a large impact on dynamic, fast moving Amazon businesses by improving Alexa's efficiency and approach to testing. Working backwards from customer needs, you will identify the right sets of tools to build to achieve the best quality and customer experience. You will lead test automation efforts for critical and complex technical projects spanning multiple service teams and Amazon businesses. You will be responsible for driving improvements in test tools, test environments and reporting mechanisms as well as influence the implementation of the right solutions.
The ideal candidate for this role has a strong track record and proficiency in building efficient and innovative test tools. They are a pragmatic problem-solver with high judgment who brings an experienced perspective to balance quality and strategy trade-offs to meet the needs of Alexa teams, projects, and products. They will bring clarity to complexity, probing assumptions, illuminating pitfalls with data, and fostering shared understanding. They have specialized knowledge analyzing test procedures, inspecting architectures and developing test infrastructure and tools that provide confidence in product quality.
Key job responsibilities
Envision, design and develop GenAI tools, frameworks and testing infrastructure to facilitate the testing by multiple teams and Amazon business. This includes analyzing requirements, assessing testability, identifying automation opportunities and implementing them for projects where the work will be run by multiple businesses in parallel.
Lead and actively participate in design review, test planning and tools reviews, aligning teams across organization towards coherent test tool strategy.
Lead effort towards simplifying test tools and technologies in terms of efficiency, effectiveness stability, extensibility, and scalability. Actively participate in employee hiring and development process.
A day in the life
Create and build new features and Proof-of-concepts Contribute to Automation Framework
Write MCP servers, APIs, reference designs
Create HLD and LLD as applicable
Write process docs to enhance and challenge status quo
Join stand up and help the team get unblocked
Automate new features and deploy using existing GenAI Framework
About the team
Our team enjoys a fast paced, highly collaborative environment. To be successful, you will need to be flexible and entrepreneurial. You work on big, creative ideas, and you are hands on with incremental features. You are a true owner – you care about the customer experience deeply and you care about the long term sustainability of the product just as deep. You create extensible design and easy to maintain solutions with the long term vision in mind.
We are building the next generation voice-forward in-cabin experience that delights customers, increases safety, and brings the future of digital cabin to life. The team owns automotive domains like Comms, Car Control across ACA products, end-to-end integration testing of all domains for certain regional OEMs, Automation initiatives, new process and enhancements and deployment of features.
Basic qualifications
- 1+ years of test automation frameworks and tools building experience
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development testing experience
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Experience in penetration testing and exploitability-focused vulnerability assessment
- Experience in platform-level security mitigations and hardening for Linux and Windows
Preferred qualifications
- Knowledge of overall system architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance in a database environment
- Experience with security in service-oriented architectures and web services
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
How we rate this
SDET-II, Amazon Smart Vehicles at Amazon rates 70 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Classification
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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Skills and AI tools this role asks for
GenaiMcpApisAutomation Framework
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- What's a project where you used Genai hands-on?
- Walk me through how you've used Mcp in your day-to-day work.
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Genai, Mcp, Apis, and Automation Framework. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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