Software Development Engineer, Alexa Communications

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 a Software Development Engineer, and lead futuristic 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 a SDE, you"ll drive the development of next-generation communication features powered by advanced AI technologies, including AI Agents and Real-time AI. You"ll work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and data science, to design and deliver innovative solutions that leverage these AI technologies to enable seamless, intelligent communication experiences. You"ll also lead the integration of these advanced AI systems into Alexa"s core capabilities, ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience.

It's still Day One for the Alexa Communications team - we have a lot to innovate and build to make communication through Alexa devices a magical experience. And now you can send a message, make a call, play announcements, or drop in on your closest friends & family via Alexa devices or the Alexa app! The Alexa communications team is working to become the most natural way for people to communicate, and the challenge ahead is significant. We"re a high energy, fast growth business excited to have the opportunity to define the future of voice-controlled communications, make Alexa even more useful, and delight customers around the world.

This position is within Alexa Communications team which develops core software components for communication experiences across various platforms. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with domain experts and software engineers, and deliver key Alexa Communications features and use cases.

Key job responsibilities

Work closely with product and design teams to Influence overall product strategy.

Working with other team members to investigate design approaches, prototype new technologies and evaluate technical feasibility

Building highly scalable, reliable and available distributed services leveraging AWS Cloud

Contributing to operational excellence, constructively identifying problems and proposing solutions

Writing clean, maintainable code and performing peer code-reviews

Work in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software

Find new ways to solve challenging problems every day

Build agentic APIs to deliver a low latency, low cost, highly reliable, and high scalable cloud services and device software solutions.

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.