Interested in Amazon Echo and Alexa? We’ve already added many new capabilities to Alexa since launch, including Pandora, Google Calendar, Audible, sports scores and schedules, and more. You might've noticed the launch of Alexa calling and messaging; but its still Day 1! Alexa Communications is looking for a passionate engineer to help drive our vision and create even more exciting, new features and magical experiences that foster personal interactions in the right place and at the right time. We’re working hard, having fun, making history; come join us to build cutting edge new technologies and the “communication brains in the cloud”. As a key member of the communications team you will be responsible for development and launch of new Alexa communications capabilities. You will have significant influence on our overall strategy by helping define these product features, drive the system architecture, and spearhead the best practices that enable a quality product. The ideal candidate is clearly
· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field · 7+ years' experience building production software systems · Design and architecture experience, as well as knowledge and experience with object oriented design patterns · Experience working on large-scale application deployments and performance tuning. · Engineering process improvement and SDLC principles experience · Expertise in a variety of modern programming languages (Java, C#, JavaScript, Objective C, Python) and open-source technologies (Linux, SQLite, OpenGL, Spring, Hibernate) · Experience developing cloud software services and