Software Development Engineer, Alexa Shopping

Software Development Engineer, Alexa Shopping

At Amazon's Alexa Voice Shopping, we strive to enable shopping in everyday life. We allow customers to instantly order whatever they need, by simply interacting with their Smart Devices such as Echo, Fire TV or any Alexa powered device. Our Services allow you to shop, no matter where you are or what you are doing, you can go from 'I want that' to 'that's on the way' in a matter of seconds. We are seeking the industry's best to help us create new ways to interact, search and shop. Join us, and you'll be taking part in changing the future of everyday life.

The Alexa Shopping group is seeking talented and experienced engineers to evolve the current package tracking experience (e.g., 'Alexa, where is my stuff') on Alexa devices. You will bring the newer capabilities Alexa devices are exposing to Amazon's shopping world and pave the way to create unique experiences that weren't possible in the past. You will have the satisfaction of being able to look back and say you were a key contributor to something special from its earliest stages.

In this role, you will build and operate massively scalable services to power delightful shopping experiences across various Alexa powered devices. You will be working closely with multiple partner teams in Alexa and Amazon Retail.

Key Job Responsibilities

1. You will own the key package-tracking services for Alexa customers.
2. A Software Development Engineer II on the team writes design and code to improve the customer experience.
3. You will have the opportunity to mentor junior SDEs and contribute to designing the next evolution of our services.

About the Team

We intersect into a really fun space, working with both our traditional Retail systems and Alexa. Our goal is to provide real-time package information to our customers and help them understand when to expect their packages.

Location

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Seattle, WA, USA.

Minimum Requirements

1. 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
2. 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
3. Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
4. 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience.
5. Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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.