Amazon Devices is seeking a software development engineer to join a small, early stage team for a new strategic initiative focused on the intersection of Alexa, video games, and gaming consoles. In October 2018 we launched a unique Alexa experience on Xbox which allows customers to use any Alexa-enabled device to interact with Xbox, search for and launch games, and access and control content. You will be on the team responsible for evolving that Alexa-Xbox experience to include additional console-control features and functionality and in-game Alexa experiences. You are passionate about the gaming space. You are at-ease solving technical problems and earn trust with your teammates as you do. You are a team player who will naturally elevate the performance of the people around them and have a track record of delivering on time and on spec and in support of complex technical systems. You will be working with a unique and gifted team developing new, exciting and cutting-edge products for consumers
· BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field · 3+ years of industry experience. · 3+ years of programming experience in Java or C++; in Linux, Windows, and/or Mac environment. · Design/development skills including experience driving projects from concept to prototype to production· MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field · Experience developing cloud software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability, or experience building scalable, reliable applications on mobile platforms · Experience creating advanced