Software Development Engineer, Alexa Smart Home

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Internship
Location: London
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Job offered by: Amazon
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Category: IT & Technology
Software Development Engineer, Alexa Smart Home

We're in search of a Software Engineer to help us create rich, new environments leveraging the latest advancements in AWS to build services for Alexa Smart Home experiences. The experiences we build drive step changes in our homes and businesses. Our forays into this bold new world are just beginning. Amazon is making bold moves in the smart home arena and making improvements for customers every day.

Do you like working on the full stack between the cloud and devices? Does working on vanguard technology appeal to you? Are there AWS solutions targeted toward the smart home you want to bring into fruition? Do you derive enjoyment from taking ambiguous problems and forging a path toward a solution? These are the challenges we take on.

Key job responsibilities

Software Engineers at Amazon do so much more than just software development. We'll be looking at you to help: Choose the technologies to leverage. Decide what features to build. Drive software engineering best practice. Design distributed and scalable systems. Test and document the software you develop.

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 about customer and societal impact, and drive the technology forward and operate at all levels, diving deep into the details and providing 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.

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 - 3+ years of Video Games Industry (supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops) 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 - Master degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field - Familiarity in Full stack development such as MERN / MEAN. - Familiarity in Full stack development using React-Native tech stack. - Experience with AWS and cloud technologies including micro-service architecture. - Experience in building medium to large scale distributed systems. - Experience in scaling and performance tuning of medium to large systems. - Experience developing software in a Unix/Linux environment. - Experience with continuous (CI/CD) deployment and release cycle. - Familiarity with scripting languages - Unix Shell / Python.

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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November 15, 2024 Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age.

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