Software Development Engineer II – Alexa Multimodal Initiatives

Job Description

📍 Location: Rome, Italy
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time

🔹 About the Role

Join the team behind the Echo Show, a touch-screen enabled Alexa device that supports video calling, music, weather, and more! Our Echo Software team also works on other high-profile consumer electronics products, including Fire TV and the broader Echo family of devices.

As a Software Development Engineer II in the Alexa Devices team, you will drive innovation by developing speech-backed visual experiences on Echo Show, Echo Spot, and other screened Alexa devices. You will collaborate with Amazon and third-party services and device teams to ensure Alexa delivers reliable, low-latency interactions at scale.

You may work on device frameworks, APIs, cloud services, or large-scale data infrastructure, helping bring cutting-edge experiences to millions of customers worldwide.

🌟 Key Responsibilities

• Invent novel and delightful Android-based experiences for Alexa customers.
• Collaborate with UX and Product owners to define customer experiences and product direction.
• Deliver high-quality software in a dynamic, team-focused Agile/Scrum environment.
• Develop and maintain new systems that integrate with other Amazon and third-party services.
• Ensure Alexa consistently maintains seamless conversation flow with minimal latency.

🔹 Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience (non-internship).
• 2+ years of system design or architecture experience, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

🔹 Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience across the full software development lifecycle: coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience building cross-device APIs, cloud-based services, or user interfaces.