Software Dev Engineer II, Personal Devices

Amazon; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs (restricted stock units)

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer on the Personal Mobile Devices team to design, build, and ship software powering next‑generation Alexa‑powered personal devices. You will work across on-device software, backend services, and AI integration layers, owning features from design through launch and operation.

You will collaborate with senior engineers, applied scientists, product managers, and designers in a fast-paced environment, contributing to operational excellence and on-call

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience of large-scale systems.
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related experience.
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered software applications using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
• 1+ years of OO design experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in CS/Engineering/Math.
• Experience programming with at least one programming language.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and operate high-quality software components for personal device experiences, owning them from design through production.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and participate in code reviews to raise quality.
• Translate product and design requirements into sound technical designs with pragmatic trade-offs.
• Debug and resolve issues across on-device software, backend services, and AI integration layers.
• Build monitoring, alarming, and automation to keep services healthy and participate in on-call rotations.
• Collaborate across engineering, applied science, design, and product to ship features on schedule and communicate risks clearly.
• Continuously learn new tools, frameworks, and agentic AI capabilities and bring knowledge back to the team.

Skills

5+ years software development

Design/architecture

OO design

Programming languages

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Job description

Description

The future of personal computing is being reimagined for agentic AI, and the software that brings it to life has to be fast, reliable, and delightful from the very first interaction. We are building a new class of Alexa-powered personal devices, and we need engineers who want to build the systems and experiences that hundreds of millions of customers will touch every day. As a Software Development Engineer on the Personal Mobile Devices team, you will design, build, and ship the software that powers next-generation wearable devices and the agentic experiences that run on them. You will write production code across the stack — on-device, service, and AI integration layers — and own features end to end, from design through launch and operation. This is hands‑on building at the intersection of consumer hardware, cloud services, and agentic AI, on a team shipping new-to-world products on tight timelines. You will work closely with senior and principal engineers, applied scientists, product managers, and designers to turn ambiguous problems into shipped software. You will be given real ownership early, and the support to grow in your career.

Key job responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and operate high-quality software components and features for personal device experiences, owning them from design through production.


• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and participate actively in code reviews, raising the quality bar for yourself and the team.


• Partner with senior engineers to translate product and design requirements into sound technical designs, making pragmatic trade-offs across performance, reliability, and time-to-market.


• Debug and resolve issues across the stack — on-device software, backend services, and AI/agent integration layers — and improve the systems that surface them.


• Contribute to operational excellence: build monitoring, alarming, and automation that keep services healthy, and participate in on‑call rotations.


• Collaborate across engineering, applied science, design, and product to ship features on schedule, communicating status and risks clearly.


• Continuously learn — new tools, frameworks, and agentic AI capabilities — and bring that knowledge back to the team.

About The Team

Join a fast‑paced, high energy, collaborative team working to define the future of Alexa powered Personal Devices! We can promise that you will work hard, do exciting work, and have the opportunity to invent and ship delightful devices and experiences for our customers, and in the process learn and grow.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ 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


• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience


• 1+ years of designing and developing large‑scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience


• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience


• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field


• 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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10499438