On the Alexa Built-In (ABI) team, you’ll build software to enable Alexa’s capabilities everywhere – in speakers, appliances, wearables, robots, and more! We’re working with industry leaders to seamlessly integrate Alexa into any and all devices. It’s awesome, and will change the way millions of people interact with their homes, cars and even their workplace.
ABI team is seeking an experienced Software Development Manager in Bengaluru to lead multiple teams responsible for developing and scaling technology to bring AI to millions of users.
If you’re passionate about greenfield engineering opportunities and love to solve problems that have never been encountered before – this is the job for you. If you have an insatiable thirst to learn – you’ll absolutely love this job. Imagine working together with other teams to architect solutions that define how customers interact with Alexa. You’ll lead multiple teams delivering the experience end to end, from design to deployment, evangelize it and ensure its operational excellence in production. Let’s build something special, and have a ton of fun doing it!
Key job responsibilities
A successful technology leader at Amazon is a hands-on business, technology, and operations leader with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. While they rely on data, they are equally effective in making judgment base decisions. They detect signal from noise, and prioritize ruthlessly in the interest of Amazon customers. Frequently, they have to make bold decisions in a timely manner. They think out of the box, and encourage and support their teams in doing so. They communicate effectively at all levels, including the most junior engineers to business and technology VPs and Directors at Amazon, in individual and group setting.
About the team
ABI Organization is chartered to enable Alexa outside of Amazon manufactured devices. Our team is responsible for building and evolving Alexa experience in all of partner devices. This is an opportunity to provide leadership and drive programs to build an innovative Alexa experience impacting billions of customers and devices.
The teams in India independently owns and deliver end to end products for partners and Alexa customers. The India team consists of Product Managers, Technical Program Managers, Principal Engineer, Sr.SDEs, QA Engineers and Software Development Managers.- 7+ years of engineering experience
- 3+ years of engineering team management 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 designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
- Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
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