Software Development Manager, Amazon Alexa at Amazon
Software Development Manager, Amazon Alexa Details
Oct. 30, 2018, 10:03 a.m.
Software Development
Alexa Communications
Seattle, Washington
Amazon Echo and
Interested in Amazon Echo and Alexa? We’ve already added dozens of 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 as its still day! Alexa Communications is looking for a passionate engineering manager 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 leader 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
· Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field · 7+ years of experience designing and developing complex, interactive consumer applications · 3+ years of experience managing software development teams, ideally with some hands-on architectural or distributed systems experience · Knowledge of the tools of the trade, including a variety of modern programming languages (Java, C/C++, C#) and open-source technologies · Experience building customer and developer facing products and services, with a passion for user experience· MS, Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical