Software Development Engineer – Computer Vision

Bellevue, Washington, USA

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We innovate and deliver on-device and cloud side Computer Vision and Multisensory technology to enhance the conversational AI experience with multimodal Alexa devices. Strong technical chops, good ownership, ability to partner with science teams and work through ambiguous requirements, and a detail driven focus will help one succeed in this Software Development Engineer role. You will have an enormous opportunity to impact the customer experience, design, architecture, and implementation of services in the Multisensory space.

A day in the life
As an engineer in the multisensory team, you will partner closely with scientists and engineers to build out new Alexa experiences fusing signals from sensors available on the device including cameras and microphones. Your date to day job will include
· Service and architecture design
· Implementation
· Coordinate cross team dependencies
· Mentoring new and junior members on the team
· Production services support

About the hiring group
The Multisensory team includes science and engineering teams innovating and building cutting edge products for multimodal Alexa devices. The team was formed in 2020 with the team composition leaning towards seasoned experts. The team is growing and we own several high visibility projects that will fundamentally change customer interactions with Alexa.

Job responsibilities
Our engineers are self-motivated and customer-focused individuals with good instincts for developing software services with forward looking APIs. These skills help us define the leading edge for elegant, super-scalable ML services for Alexa. The ideal candidate will have either strong on-device development skills or web development/distributed systems implementation experience. The person should have a sound understanding of the fundamentals of computer science and practical experience building large-scale distributed systems using C++/Java in a Linux/Unix environment. An ideal candidate should enjoy working on complex system software, be customer-centric, and feel passionate not only about building great software but about making that software achieve its goals as an owner of one of Amazon’s flagship services. If you have a flair for innovation and passion for solving some of the most challenging problems in the industry, we need you!


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Basic Qualifications


· 1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.
· 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
· Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design

Preferred Qualifications

· Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science
· Experience developing distributed software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability.
· Development experience defining, developing and maintaining REST based interfaces.
· Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts.
· Sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills.
· Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
· Demonstrated leadership abilities in an engineering environment in driving operational excellence and best practices.
· Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment.

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Tags: APIs Computer Science Computer Vision Conversational AI Distributed Systems Engineering Linux Machine Learning NLP PhD

Region: North America
Country: United States
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