Interested in Amazon Alexa? Come work on it. We’re building the core architecture behind Alexa Skills and other Amazon products and services. We’re working hard, having fun, making history; come join us! As a member of the team you will be responsible for leading the development and launch of core product features. 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 a demonstrable track record of success in delivering new features and products. A commitment to team work, hustle, and strong communication skills (to both business and technical partners) are absolute requirements. Creating reliable, scalable, and high performance products requires exceptional technical expertise, a sound understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science, and practical experience building
· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field · 5+ years experience building production software systems · Experience with OO design/development and driving projects from concept to prototype to final implementation · Experience with the tools of the trade, including a variety of modern programming languages (Java, C/C++, Objective C, Python) and open-source technologies (Linux, Spring, Hibernate) · Experience developing cloud software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability · Development experience defining, developing and maintaining web