Software Development Engineer II

Job Description

As SDE, you will be designing the next generation platform for Ingestion and certification, which needs to be scaled for multiple languages, regions and should support different policies of countries. A great opportunity to build and scale brand new products from scratch by using well-proven AWS technologies.What you do

• You are passionate about Alexa and able to work in speed of Alexa business to adapt solution to fast changing demand.
• You are a significant and autonomous contributor. Your work is consistently of high quality.
• You solve difficult problems, applying appropriate technologies and best practices.
• Your focus is on a major portion of existing or new team software (e.g., large or significant component, set of features, mid-size application or service).
• You work with your team to invent, design and build software that is stable and performant.
• You write code that an SDE unfamiliar with the system can understand. Your solutions are pragmatic.
• You are proficient in a broad range of design approaches and know when it is appropriate to use them (and when it is not).
• You do things with the proper level of complexity the first time (or at least minimize incidental complexity).
• You consider the legacy of the code you produce, limiting the use of short-term workarounds.
• You create flexible software without over-engineering.
• You make appropriate trade-offs, re-use where possible, and are judicious about introducing dependencies.
• You are efficient with resource usage (e.g., system hardware, database, memory/CPU, etc.)
• You work on project ideas with customers, stakeholders, and peers. You help balance customer requirements with team requirements.
• You help your team evolve by actively participating in the code review process, design discussions, team planning, and ticket/metric/COE reviews.
• You focus on operational excellence, constructively identifying problems and proposing solutions.
• You take on projects and make software enhancements that improve team software and processes.
• You work to resolve the root cause of complex problems, leaving software better and easier to maintain than when you found it.
• You are able to train new teammates on how your team s software is constructed, how it operates, how secure it is, and how it fits into the bigger picture.
• You foster a constructive dialogue and seek resolutions in a professional way.
• You help recruit and interview for your team. You mentor and help to develop others.

• 3-8 years of professional experience in software development
• Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design
• Computer Science fundamentals in data structures
• Computer Science fundamentals in algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
• Proficiency in, at least, one modern programming language such as C, C++, C#, Java, or PERL

• Experience taking a leading role in building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Experience mentoring junior software engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
• Hands-on expertise in many disparate technologies, typically ranging from machine learning, largescale data platforms, service oriented architecture, distributed systems design, android platform, front-end user interfaces, databases etc.

Keyskills :
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