Amazon is building the next generation of intelligent experiences for Alexa, and they are seeking a Software Development Manager to lead a team of engineers in this greenfield initiative. The role involves owning the technical vision and delivery for systems that enhance Alexa's capabilities through advanced data processing and integration with cloud services.
Responsibilities:
- Own the system that turns context into action — making Alexa anticipate what customers need, powered by large language models at scale
- Lead the design and operation of edge-to-cloud data pipelines handling high-throughput, low-latency stream processing from millions of devices through cloud inference and back to customer experiences
- Drive the architecture for LLM orchestration systems that coordinate large language model calls with tight latency budgets and high reliability requirements
- Define integration strategy across five or more partner teams, aligning your team's output with downstream Alexa experiences and driving cross-org execution
- Establish operational excellence for your team's infrastructure — event-driven architectures, monitoring, alarming, and on-call processes
Requirements:
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
- Experience selling cloud solutions at a software company or equivalent
- Experience with AWS and technology as a service (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS)
- Experience leveraging GenAI technologies to accelerate customer engagement and increase efficiency delivering job requirements