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Software Development Engineer, Alexa Communications

AmazonSan Jose, CAL5 SeniorSeptember 15th, 2026
Overview Join Alexa Connections to shape next-gen, AI-powered conversational experiences. You will develop and integrate agentic AI features, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, low-latency cloud services for Alexa communications. This is Day One for a high-energy, fast-growth team focused on trusted, end-to-end customer journeys and delightful moments. You will help build the core capabilities that enable messaging, calls, and announcements across Alexa devices and apps. This role offers meaningful impact at scale in a mission to redefine how people communicate with Alexa+. Compensation / Benefitshealth insurance401(k) matchingpaid time offparential leaveRSUssign-on payments ResponsibilitiesInfluence overall product strategy with product and design teams; prototype new technologies and assess feasibilityBuild highly scalable, reliable distributed services using AWS CloudContribute to operational excellence by identifying problems and proposing solutionsWrite clean, maintainable code and conduct peer code reviewsWork in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high-quality softwareDevelop agentic APIs for low-latency, low-cost, high-scalability cloud services and device softwareLead integration of advanced AI systems into Alexa's core capabilities for seamless user experience Key requirements5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systemscross-functional collaborationeffective communicationproblem-solvingAWS Clouddistributed systems designAPIs