Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC

Technology

SoftwareDevelopmentEngineer,AlexaAudioPlaybackExperience

CA$115–192k Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Software Development Engineer, Alexa Audio Playback Experience at Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC. Skills: Software development, Distributed systems, Machine learning. Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software. Manage individual projects”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving; Analytical skills

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience, 4+ years of experience in software development, Experience with at least one general-purpose programming language

Nice to Have

Master's degree or PhD, Experience with distributed systems, Experience with machine learning, data analysis, and/or information retrieval

What You'll Do.

Manage individual projects

Lead the work of other small groups of

Write production code

Improve existing systems

Collaborate with cross-functional teams

Mentor junior engineers

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Junior engineers

Communication Scope

Technical communication

Process & Methodology

Project management

Full Job Description

Want to transform the way people enjoy video, music, radio and books? Come join the team that made Prime Music, Spotify, Pandora, Live radio, Audible books, Kindle books, Podcasts, Alexa on Fire TV and more available to Alexa customers. We are innovating on and changing the way our customers interact with media services and devices! On the Alexa Entertainment Team, you will have an enormous opportunity to impact the customer experience, design, architecture, and implementation of cutting edge products that will be used every day by people you know. No matter what the role, we’re looking for people who are passionate about innovating on behalf of customers, demonstrate a high degree of product ownership, and want to have fun while they make history. In this role you’ll have independent technical ownership on new customer features and supporting architecture on a day to day and week to week basis. You’ll learn new in-demand skills like building voice control interfaces and scalable API platforms interfacing with generative AI that will be highly valuable as you grow your career at Amazon and beyond. You’ll work directly with Product Management and Design to refine the customer experience for Alexa entertainment featured products. You’ll join a unique team in the Alexa organization with our own culture – we move fast to deliver new great features for customers and have a ton of fun doing it. Come join us as we build the Voice OS for Entertainment in the home using cutting edge technologies. We’re breaking new ground and need your help to bring our vision to reality. Key job responsibilities A person in this role is expected to: 1. Design, implement, and deliver software in ambiguous and complex problem spaces of Alexa Audio working with partners such as product managers, technical program managers, and senior/principal engineers to deliver on the business goals related to Playback Experience. Create designs to deliver personalized recommended content to users based on

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