Software Development Engineer, Devices Software & Services

The Amazon Devices Software & Services team is looking for a visionary Software Development Engineer to join a high-velocity specialized team. This is not a traditional framework or infrastructure role - we are building a new groundbreaking customer experience that will define how millions of users worldwide interact with their technology - making it more proactive intuitive and invisible.

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to join a high-velocity product team. This isnt about maintaining existing frameworks; its about using the latest agentic software development tools to fundamentally redefine the software engineering lifecycle. You will build groundbreaking experiences where the device disappears into the background and the AI proactively manages the customers world - from coordinating complex family schedules and agentic shopping to creating seamless transitions between your favorite devices at home and on the go.

Key job responsibilities
- Invent New Paradigms: Move beyond traditional voice UI to build Ambient Intelligence experiences that span Alexa Fire TV and mobile/wearable surfaces focusing on proactive assistance rather than reactive commands.
- Agentic Engineering: Revolutionize the way we ship code by integrating LLM-based coding agents and autonomous development workflows to achieve unprecedented engineering velocity.
- Redefine The Assistant: Build the logic that allows Alexa to handle multi-turn complex reasoning tasks - like planning a week of calorie-specific meals or autonomously booking a repair service through third-party integrations.
- Rapid Innovation: Operate in a fast-paced environment where you will prototype test and deploy features that leverage multimodal inputs (camera audio and documents) to create personalized customer magic.
- Cross-Surface Continuity: Ensure that a customers experience is persistent and context-aware beyond the device boundaries - whether they are at their desk using in their living room with Fire TV or on the go with a wearable.

A day in the life
In our team you will get to build new products and features from the ground up. You will define and build features and tools used by thousands of developers for building for millions of customers. We work across multiple internal teams as well as product to define what we are building and make it a reality. SDEs on this team are actively writing code as well as working on designs and mentoring others. As the Device OS org we get to work horizontally across many exciting new device types.

- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience

- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle including coding standards software architectures code reviews source control management continuous deployments testing and operational excellence
- Familiarity with Agentic Software Development using industry standard tools (Kiro Claude Cursor etc.)

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Irvine - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually