Software Engineer, Alexa Communications

Amazon

Full-time

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About the position

The Alexa Communications team is seeking a skilled software engineer to contribute to the development of innovative voice-controlled communication systems. This role involves defining product features, refining system architecture, and establishing best practices to ensure a high-quality product. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in setting up the architectural foundation for future product phases, focusing on creating reliable, scalable, and high-performance services.

Responsibilities

• Define product features and refine system architecture.
• Spearhead best practices for product quality.
• Set up the architecture foundation for future product phases.
• Collaborate with business and technical partners to ensure effective communication.
• Build large-scale distributed systems that are user-friendly and scalable.

Requirements

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience for new and existing systems.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Nice-to-haves

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.