Alexa is Amazon’s cloud-based voice service and the brain behind tens of millions of devices including the Echo family of devices, FireTV, Fire Tablet, and third-party devices with Alexa built-in. You can build capabilities, or skills, that make Alexa smarter and make everyday tasks faster, easier, and more delightful for customers. Tens of thousands of developers have built skills using the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK), a collection of self-service APIs, tools, documentation, and code samples. With ASK, anyone can leverage Amazon’s knowledge in voice design to build quickly and easily. As a leader in ASK, you will be the owner of a key portion of the skill developer pipeline. You will be leading a multi-tenant system coordinating with a number of teams across the Alexa organization to provide great customer experiences to your internal (Amazon tenant teams) and external customers (Alexa Skill Developers). We are seeking a Software Development Manager to lead a team of talented engineers in designing,
· · Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Management or equivalent · 5+ years experience planning, designing, developing and delivering software · 5+ years experience as a People Manager in a software development organization · Knowledge of Unix/Linux, C++ or Java, OO and Service Oriented Architecture· Experience with Distributed Systems · Demonstrated leadership ability as a software development manager · Project management experience with agile development methodologies · Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and best practices for the full software development life cycle,