Software Development Engineer II, Alexa Connected Devices

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative tech giant is seeking a passionate engineer to join the Alexa Connected Devices team. This role focuses on developing Tier-1 Connectivity services that ensure seamless interaction between Alexa-enabled devices and Alexa Cloud. As part of a dynamic Agile/Scrum environment, you will build software that prioritizes low latency and high reliability, contributing to a system that handles billions of transactions daily. If you're excited about shaping the future of voice technology and delivering high-quality services in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience in design or architecture of systems.

Responsibilities

• Building software for reliable connectivity between devices and Alexa Cloud.
• Drive software design, development standards, and code reviews.

Skills

Software Development

Design Patterns

Reliability Engineering

Agile/Scrum Methodologies

Programming Languages

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Source Control Management

Build Processes

Job description

Do you want to shape the future of how Alexa enabled devices connect with Alexa Cloud? Do you want to be part of a team that builds services used by millions of customers? If you said yes to any or all of those, come join the Alexa Connected Devices!

We are looking for a passionate engineer to work on the development of Tier-1 Connectivity services for Alexa Cloud that enable connectivity between Alexa enabled devices (Echo, Smart Home etc.) and Alexa.

Key job responsibilities

1. Building software to deliver a low latency, low cost, highly reliable, and high scalable connectivity between Alexa enabled devices and Alexa Cloud.
2. Drive and lead software design, development standards, team processes and code reviews.
3. Optimize software libraries for low latency, CPU and memory footprint.
4. Deliver high-quality software through working in a dynamic, team-focused Agile/Scrum environment.
5. Contributing to the professional development of colleagues, improving their technical knowledge and engineering practices.

About the team

The mission of the Alexa Connectivity teams is to deliver a low latency, low cost, highly reliable, and high scalable connectivity between Alexa enabled devices and Alexa Cloud. The changes we make improve the speed and reliability experienced by end customers when interacting with Alexa devices, and simplify the experience for developers and the rest of Alexa by abstracting the connection management from them. The team handles tens of billions of transactions per day. This is a highly visible role to get in the inception phase, build new features, and operate a tier-1 Cloud Service. The ideal candidate is excited about the incredible opportunity that Alexa and Cloud represent, and is passionate about delivering high-quality services in a hyper-growth environment.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 4+ 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

• 4+ 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.

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age.