You might've noticed the launch of Alexa calling, messaging and drop in; We also enabled calls with Skype! but its still day 1. We aim to enable our users to reach their friends and family whenever they ask Alexa to do so. 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 passionate about new opportunities and has
· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field · · 2+ years' experience building production software systems · · Design and architecture experience, as well as experience with object oriented design patterns · · Experience working on application deployments and performance tuning. · · Engineering process improvement and SDLC principles experience · · Experience using 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 design for