AmazonSoftware Dev Engineer II, ALEXA, CUSTOMERS & TECHNOLOGY
Amazon is hiring a Software Dev Engineer II, ALEXA, CUSTOMERS & TECHNOLOGY in Chennai, United States. Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
Level's read on this job
- On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
- The posting mentions C, Java and Android among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a mid-level role.
- Amazon has 20,000+ other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Develop device software and user experiences for screened Alexa devices like the Echo Show.
Specifically, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining new systems, partnering with other Amazon and third-party services and device teams as required. You will ensure that Alexa almost never drops her end of the conversation, delivering services that respond with minimal latency at Amazon scale. You may work on device frameworks, web services, APIs, large scale data infrastructure, and more. If being at the forefront of new innovation for Alexa sounds exciting, we'd love to talk to you!
Key job responsibilities
1. Own the high level design and development of features for Echo family of Devices (including new Device launches)
2. Produce high quality Device software that delights our customers
3. Mentor and train young engineers in the team to build quality software
A day in the life
1. Coding in C++/Java/Android
2. Code Reviews
3. Design documents - authoring and review
4. Working with partner teams to plan out new features
5. Work Hard, Have Fun and Make History
About the team
Alexa Device SetUp experiences team owns the Setup experiences like OutOfBoxExperience (OOBE), Device Settings and SystemTrays, for Headless and Multi-modal devices on a wide range of Echo devices
Basic qualifications
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Preferred qualifications
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
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How we rate this
Software Dev Engineer II, ALEXA, CUSTOMERS & TECHNOLOGY at Amazon rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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