Alexa+ is our next-generation, AI-powered digital assistant. Alexa+ is designed
to be more conversational, intelligent, and personalized than previous versions
- helping you get things done with ease. Whether it's entertainment, learning,
organization, summarization, or open-ended conversation, Alexa+ can assist. She
can also manage and protect your smart home, make reservations, discover new
content, and help you shop online. At the core of Alexa+'s enhanced capabilities
is a powerful large language model (LLM) architecture. Alexa+ is able to
orchestrate across tens of thousands of services and devices - a
first-of-its-kind achievement. This is enabled by "experts" - groups of systems,
capabilities, APIs, and instructions that allow Alexa+ to accomplish specific
customer tasks.
Through these experts, Alexa+ can seamlessly control smart home devices, make
reservations, explore entertainment content, order groceries and meals, set
reminders, and much more. The Alexa Expert Build Platform team's charter is to
enable internal and external partners to build exceptional Alexa+ experiences by
managing the lifecycle of these experts.
Key job responsibilities
* Building software that runs with high quality on millions of Echo family
devices, and Alexa-enabled Devices using latest fast moving technologies
including Large Language Models
* Taking a long-term view of architecture, proactively fixing deficiencies
and/or proposing larger projects.
* Understanding the business impact of your systems and show good judgment when
making technical trade-offs.
* Driving engineering best practices (e.g., Operational Excellence, Security,
Quality, etc.) and set standards.
* When confronted with discordant views, you are able to find the best way
forward and influence others to follow that path, building consensus.
* You contribute to the professional development of colleagues, improving their
technical knowledge and engineering practices
A day in the life
A typical day will start with a morning huddle to catch up on what you and your
team worked on the previous day. This is usually followed by some white-board
design discussions on the problems the team is working on, with afternoon mostly
spent on project design and implementation work with a heavy dose of code
reviews from and for your team along the way. We are a fun, close knit team
where everyone is ready to roll their sleeves and help each other out, push
boundaries and have fun doing it!
About the team
Alexa AI Developer Tech is an organization within Alexa on a mission to empower
Alexa skill builders to create delightful and engaging experiences by making
Alexa more natural, accurate, conversational, and personalized. Skills are like
apps for Alexa and provide a new channel for your content and services. Skills
let customers use their voices to perform everyday tasks like checking the news,
listening to music, playing a game, and more. Organizations and individuals can
publish skills in the Alexa Skills Store to reach and delight customers on
hundreds of millions of Alexa devices.
Key job responsibilities
Building software that runs with high quality on millions of Echo family
devices, and Alexa-enabled Devices using latest fast moving technologies
including LLM
Taking a long-term view of architecture, proactively fixing deficiencies and/or
proposing larger projects.
Understanding the business impact of your systems and show good judgment when
making technical trade-offs.
Driving engineering best practices (e.g., Operational Excellence, Security,
Quality, etc.) and set standards.
When confronted with discordant views, you are able to find the best way forward
and influence others to follow that path, building consensus.
You contribute to the professional development of colleagues, improving their
technical knowledge and engineering practices 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
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.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our
customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or
adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the
interview or onboarding process, please visit
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contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic
markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest
geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is
based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on
job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation
company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other
forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package,
in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For
more information, please visit
https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits
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remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external
career site.