Sr. Software Engineer, Alexa Endpoints

Are you a Software Engineer who thrives on solving ambiguous cross-cutting technical problems at scale Are you looking to own the architecture and developer experience of a mobile platform used by tens of millions of customers worldwide

Were building the next generation of the Alexa Mobile App and are looking for a Senior SDE to lead the design architecture and delivery of foundational Android platform this role you wont just write features youll define the technical direction for how features get built. Youll own critical platform systems (build tooling OS integration performance infrastructure) drive architectural decisions across multiple teams and raise the engineering bar through mechanisms mentorship and technical standards. Youll operate with significant autonomy decompose complex problems into actionable plans and influence roadmaps beyond your immediate team to ensure the platform scales with our device portfolio.

Key job responsibilities
- Own the technical vision and architecture for Android platform systems build/test infrastructure OS integration layers and shared frameworks
- Lead design reviews drive architectural decisions and document trade-offs for systems that span multiple teams
- Mentor and raise the bar through code reviews design guidance and engineering standards
- Identify and resolve systemic technical debt performance bottlenecks and developer experience gaps proactively
- Partner with product TPMs and peer tech leads to align platform investments with device launch timelines
- Define and enforce engineering best practices: instrumentation testing strategy CI/CD pipeline health
- Deliver independently on ambiguous multi-quarter initiatives with minimal direction

A day in the life
You start by reviewing a teammates design doc and sharpening the architecture. Then youre hands-on profiling a startup regression shipping a fix with instrumentation. After lunch you lead a cross-team discussion to unblock a device bring-up dependency. You prototype a build tooling improvement review CRs and unblock a junior engineer stuck on an Android framework issue. Your day blends deep coding architectural leadership and mentorship you measure success by how much faster you make the entire team ship.

About the team
Youll be part of the team that creates scalable solutions that make up the Mobile Architecture of the Alexa app. Our team provides the building blocks to effortlessly build scalable secure robust and performant code. We own developer productivity Android OS integration and foundational platform capabilities. Our mission is to make Alexa available anytime anywhere. Were mobile experts who mentor and develop the best.

- 5 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5 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

- 5 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- 5 years of Android development experience or Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment similar to a high-tech start-up

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 Santa Cruz - 193300.00 - 261500.00 USD annually
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