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Software Development Engineer II, Alexa Smart Home

3-5 Years
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At Amazon, we hire the best minds in technology to innovate and build on behalf of our customers. The focus we have on our customers is why we are one of the world's most beloved brands - customer obsession is part of our company DNA. Our Software Development Engineers (SDEs) solve complex problems and get to see the impact of their work first-hand. The challenges SDEs solve for at Amazon are big and influence millions of customers, sellers, and products around the world. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about creating new products, features, and services from scratch while managing ambiguity and the pace of a company where development cycles are measured in weeks, not years. If this sounds interesting to you, apply and come chart your own path at Amazon. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. For an update on your status, or to confirm your application was submitted successfully, please login to your candidate portal. NOTE: Amazon works with a high volume of applicants, so we appreciate your patience as we review applications

Key job responsibilities
. Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
. Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.
. Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at incredible scale and speed.
. Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.
. Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
. Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

A day in the life
No two days are the same as we design, create, and ideate new technologies to leverage. Our team is working on a confidential new product. You are an innovative self-starter who is comfortable operating with ambiguity and willing to develop quick proof of concepts. You are passionate owner about customer and societal impact, and drive the technology forward and operate at all levels, diving deep into the details and provide key input into the product. You will be working across multiple organizations and services within Amazon to deliver the unique experience that we are creating.

About the team
You will be part of the team that owns and drives Smart Home experiences on all Echo Show devices.

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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