Software Dev Engineer II, Alexa Smart Home

Amazon; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 10,00,000 - 15,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology leader in Bengaluru is seeking a Software Development Engineer for the Alexa Smart Home team. You will develop scalable services and work on innovative voice user interfaces that enhance the smart home experience. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of software development experience and a bachelor's degree in computer science. This is a unique opportunity to shape how people interact with technology in their daily lives.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience.
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly scalable services for smart devices connected to Alexa.
• Work on voice user interfaces and cloud services.
• Lay the foundation for learned behaviors across multiple devices.

Skills

Software development experience

Design patterns

Reliability and scaling

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Alexa is the ground-breaking personal assistant from Amazon that is re-inventing the Smart Home. Alexa enables control of the entire home with your voice, the simplest and most natural form of communication. As an SDE in Alexa smart home you will have direct impact on the experience of millions of customers in their home environment.

Key job responsibilities
As an Engineer on the team, you will develop highly scalable services to manage billions of smart devices connected to Alexa through the cloud. Your work will span across Alexa skills, voice user interfaces, cloud services, and a rapidly-growing ecosystem of IoT devices. You will help lay the foundation to move from directed device interactions to learned behaviors that span multiple devices throughout the home. You will have the satisfaction of working on a product your friends and family can relate to, and want to use every day. We believe the Smart Home has the rare opportunity to have a giant impact on the way people live.

A day in the life
Alexa Smart Home team is an organization of engineers committed to bringing innovative Smart Home experiences to Amazon customers. Your work will span voice user interfaces, cloud services, and a rapidly-growing ecosystem of IoT devices. You will help lay the foundation to move from directed device interactions to learned behaviors that span multiple devices throughout the home. And, you will have the satisfaction of working on a product your friends and family can relate to, and want to use every day. Like the world of smart phones less than 10 years ago, this is a rare opportunity to have a giant impact on the way people live.

About the team
The Alexa Smart Home team is focused on making Alexa the user interface for the smart home. From the simplest voice commands (turn on the lights, turn down the thermostat) to use cases spanning home security, home entertainment, and the home environment, we are evolving Alexa into an intelligent, indispensable companion that automates daily routines, simplifies interaction with appliances and electronics, and helps customers get the most out of the technology in their lives.- 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- 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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