SoftwareDevelopmentManager,AlexaDevices

This position is for Echo Show Home team which owns the face of the device through home screen being one of the most monetized surface on EFD. Home coupled with Alexa+ agent (proactive and persistent content in ambient state) is the spring board for all of the interaction points from Echo Show devices. Successful candidates will be able to lead by example, balancing their technical depth with customer focused acumen to deliver products which delight our customers. If being at the forefront of new innovation for Alexa sounds exciting, we would love to talk to you! As a software engineer in the Alexa Devices team, you will help drive innovation by developing features that present innovative speech-backed visuals on our Echo Show, Echo Spot, and similar screened Alexa devices. Specifically, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining new systems, partnering with other Amazon and third-party services and device teams as required. You will ensure that Alexa almost never drops her end of the conversation, delivering services that respond with minimal latency at Amazon scale. You may work on device frameworks, web services, APIs, large scale data infrastructure, and more. If being at the forefront of new innovation for Alexa sounds exciting, we'd love to talk to you! Key job responsibilities As a Software Development Manager on our team, you will have a highly visible opportunity to lead a team of engineers in design, development, test, and deployment of critical new features on cloud and devices products. We'd love to talk to you if you have strong CS and coding fundamentals, interest in working with smart devices and smart home experience, structured Agile project management experience, passion for hiring and managing personnel, and experience creating and fulfilling a project vision for your team. Basic Qualifications: - 7+ years of engineering experience - 3+ years of engineering team management experience - 8+ years of leading the definition and development