Sr. Software Engineer, FireTV Voice

DESCRIPTION:

Join Amazon Lab126's FireTV voice team and shape the future of how millions of people interact with their entertainment. You'll design and build innovative voice features that solve real problems for consumers, working on mission-critical software that directly impacts the user experience across our FireTV ecosystem.

Key job responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain core features for FireTV's voice experience, ensuring high quality and reliability across millions of devices
- Collaborate with team members to investigate technical approaches, prototype new capabilities, and assess feasibility of innovative solutions
- Contribute to the architecture and design of new systems and improvements to existing infrastructure
- Participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment processes to maintain software quality standards
- Work with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, troubleshoot issues, and iterate on solutions based on user feedback

A day in the life
As a Senior Software Development Engineer on the FireTV voice team, you'll focus on developing and enhancing voice interaction features that bring Alexa to life on FireTV devices. Your day might include collaborating with cross-functional partners to evaluate new technical approaches, prototyping solutions to complex voice experience challenges, and contributing to the architecture of systems that serve millions of users. You'll participate in design reviews, write and review code with your teammates, and help troubleshoot issues that arise in production environments. Beyond your core development work, you'll mentor junior engineers, share your technical insights during team discussions, and contribute to our continuous improvement processes.

About the team
We are a collaborative group of engineers passionate about creating seamless voice experiences for FireTV users worldwide. Our team values thoughtful problem-solving, open communication, and shared ownership of our products. We're building the next generation of voice interaction capabilities, and we're looking for someone who wants to grow with us while helping us achieve that vision. You'll work alongside engineers, designers, and product managers who are committed to understanding our customers' needs and delivering solutions that exceed their expectations. Together, we're focused on making voice the most natural and intuitive way to control entertainment.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 4+ 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- 5+ 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
- Knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, and parallel computing
- Knowledge of Python and/or C++ programming

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 Company's 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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually