Software Development Engineer, Alexa Connections

About the job

Are you ready to be at the forefront of Agentic AI innovation and redefine the future of communication?

Join our dynamic Alexa Connections team as an SDE, and lead futuristic agentic AI initiatives that will shape the next generation of intelligent, conversational experiences. In this role, you'll work at the intersection of disruptive AI technologies and real-world impact, making a difference for millions of customers. You'll collaborate with a team of passionate professionals who are as excited about innovation as you are, and together, you'll push the boundaries of what's possible with Alexa+.

As an SDE, you'll drive the development and scaling of real-time Agentic AI solutions that power our next-generation communication features. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, sciences, design, and engineering, to design and deliver innovative solutions that leverage these AI technologies to enable seamless, intelligent communication experiences. You'll also lead the design and architecture aspects of these advanced AI systems into Alexa's core experience and ensure a high quality bar and CX for our customers.

Key job responsibilities As part of our team, you will design and develop large-scale agentic AI systems that power Communications features on Alexa.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand a range of Agentic AI requirements and deliver solutions that ensure high data quality and availability. You will also contribute to evaluating and implementing new technologies to improve our Alexa systems and support team members through knowledge sharing and technical guidance.

Experience with full-stack development, distributed systems, agentic AI and machine learning will be valuable as you work across various layers of our technology stack to ensure end-to-end data excellence.

About the team Alexa Connections aspires to make Alexa+ the world’s most trusted connection assistant for getting things done and creating moments of joy. Our vision emphasizes a) Trust as our foundation for becoming a daily habit, knowing our customers have plentiful choices, b) Completion of end-to-end customer journeys, beyond shipping features, and c) Joy through personalized, proactive experiences, that create a memory.

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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