Software Development Engineer, Alexa News at Amazon
Software Development Engineer, Alexa News Details
April 29, 2019, 12:53 p.m.
Software Development
Alexa Customer Experience
Seattle, WashingtonBellevue, Washington
Echo Family, Fire
Alexa News keeps customers informed about the world around them by seamlessly integrating the news they want most into their everyday lives. We build news experiences across multiple devices, including the Echo Family, Fire TV, and Fire Tablet. These experiences touch every aspect of news, from lean-back (“Alexa, what’s the news?”) to specific questions (“Alexa, what’s the latest with the election?”). Our teams work in a fast-paced environment with people who are passionate about our customers, experiences, and systems. As a member of the team, you should be able to learn new concepts quickly and feel at home in a new and constantly evolving space. When a customer asks a question pertaining to news, the Alexa News Search and Discovery Team finds the right news article or experience to present to the customer. As a developer on the team, you will build experiences and services that enrich and store content given to us from newsrooms across the globe. You are responsible for ensuring that
· Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, related technical discipline, or related industry experience · Minimum 1 years of software development experience · Experience working on an engineering team using Agile processes (Scrum, Kanban)· Strong, object-oriented design and coding skills (Java, JavaScript, and Python, preferably on a UNIX or Linux platform) · Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases · Experience with AWS products like SNS/SQS, DynamoDB, Redshift, StepFunctions etc. · Experience in Machine Learning