Job Description

DESCRIPTION

If your idea of fun is taking on the challenge of building the next generation of AI-driven capabilities that break new ground for conversational AI, we should talk!

Our mission is to push the envelope in conversational AI - automatic speech recognition (ASR), natural language understanding (NLU), dialog systems - to provide the best possible customer experience.

This team is within Alexa AI which is a hybrid science and engineering team. You will partner with scientists and platform engineers to help bringing those Conversational AI state of the art capabilities to Alexa.

Our engineers are self-motivated and customer-focused individuals with good instincts for developing software services with forward looking APIs. These skills help us define the leading edge for elegant, super-scalable services for Alexa. The ideal candidate will have strong distributed systems and web services design and implementation experience. The person should have a sound understanding of the fundamentals of computer science and practical experience building large-scale distributed systems using C++/Java in a Linux/Unix environment. An ideal candidate should enjoy working on complex system software, be customer-centric, and feel passionate not only about building great software but about making that software achieve its goals as an owner of one of Amazons flagship services.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C including object-oriented design
1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

MS or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent
Experience developing cloud software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability.
Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts
Experience with Natural Language Understanding or Speech systems
- Experience with Alexa Skills development.
Experience building frameworks for creating applications on various platforms
Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
Demonstrated leadership abilities in an engineering environment in driving operational excellence and best practices.
Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment.

By submitting your application here, you can apply once to be considered for multiple Software Engineer openings across various Amazon teams. If you are successful in passing through the initial application review and assessment, you will be asked to submit your career and personal preferences so that our dedicated recruiters can match you to the right role based on these preferences.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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