Software Development Engineer, Devices Software & Services

Amazon • Irvine, CA

4d

About The Position

The Amazon Devices Software & Services team is looking for a talented Software
Development Engineer to join a high-velocity, specialized team. This is not a
traditional framework or infrastructure role - we are building a new delightful
customer experience that will define how millions of users worldwide interact
with their technology - making it more proactive, intuitive, and invisible.

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to join a high-velocity
product team. This isn't about maintaining existing frameworks; it's about using
the latest agentic software development tools to fundamentally redefine the
software engineering lifecycle. You will build delightful experiences where the
device disappears into the background, and the AI proactively manages the
customer's world - from coordinating complex family schedules and "agentic"
shopping to creating seamless transitions between your favorite devices at home
and on the go.

A day in the life
In our team, you will get to build new products and features from the ground up.
You will define and build features and tools used by thousands of developers for
building for millions of customers. We work across multiple internal teams as
well as product to define what we are building and make it a reality. SDEs on
this team are actively writing code, as well as working on designs and mentoring
others. As the Device OS org we get to work horizontally across many exciting
new device types.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence
• Familiarity with Agentic Software Development using industry standard tools (Kiro, Claude, Cursor etc.)

Responsibilities

• Invent New Paradigms: Move beyond traditional voice UI to build "Ambient Intelligence" experiences that span Alexa, Fire TV, and mobile/wearable surfaces, focusing on proactive assistance rather than reactive commands.
• Agentic Engineering: Revolutionize the way we ship code by integrating LLM-based coding agents and autonomous development workflows to achieve unprecedented engineering velocity.
• Redefine "The Assistant": Build the logic that allows Alexa to handle multi-turn, complex reasoning tasks - like planning a week of calorie-specific meals or autonomously booking a repair service through third-party integrations.
• Rapid Innovation: Operate in a fast-paced environment where you will prototype, test, and deploy features that leverage multimodal inputs (camera, audio, and documents) to create personalized customer magic.
• Cross-Surface Continuity: Ensure that a customer’s experience is persistent and context-aware beyond the device boundaries - whether they are at their desk using Alexa.com, in their living room with Fire TV, or on the go with a wearable.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level