Software Development Engineer, Alexa Shopping

- 6+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 6+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- 6+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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USA, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually
Alexa is a strategic investment for Amazon, and we aim to deliver a voice and touch shopping assistant that is so convenient that customers worldwide will use Alexa every day. Alexa Shopping aims for Alexa to understand the needs of all shoppers regardless of language, background, abilities or economic means

We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to build on architectural evolution of critical systems that support core shopping experiences on Alexa, with the support of Machine Learning and Large Language Models. Your deliverables will directly impact executive leadership team goals and shape the future of shopping experiences with Alexa. You will work with multiple teams across Amazon Stores and Alexa to influence the overall technical direction for optimal outcomes that help shape and deliver, delightful end customer experiences. You will define and drive the top operational and engineering excellence priorities for the Organization.

You will have the freedom to experiment, improve and invent on behalf of our customers. Most importantly, you will work for a strong leadership team that optimizes for your growth and pairs you with personalized mentors within and outside the organization, to guide your career.

About the team
We're a horizontal platform team that every shopping vertical depends on. Our mission is to make quality and velocity the default for Alexa Shopping engineers, owning the technology that spans developer experience and the AI-powered developer lifecycle (DLC) through to QA automation across voice, visual, and touch. We act as force multipliers, building the frameworks that let every Shopping team move faster without compromising quality. We partner closely with teams across Alexa, favor reuse over rebuild, and care deeply about the craft of engineering.