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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Development Manager, Alexa Endpoints - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $212,700.0 - $287,700.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Alexa, Code Review, Software Design Patterns, Software Product Management, Software Engineering, Web Services, Session Description Protocol Security Descriptions (SDES), Build Process, Software Coding, Software Version Control - **Published:** September 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/F49B95674A6B4AC39D6987B003D8C0D7/job/ ## About the Role * 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 Preferred Qualifications * 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 ## Description * Influence the strategic direction and vision of the organization through an understanding of the intersection of business/customer needs and how these intersect with technical capabilities and opportunities across Alexa's cloud and device software. * Provide technical leadership, vision and career guidance to team members. * Create a culture of pride in engineering and operational excellence and drive best practices within teams and across the organization. * Be strategic about defining and building an engineering culture that takes ownership and delivers high performance engineering solutions. * Work closely with technical (engineering and science) teams, hardware/device teams, design, and product/program management in an agile environment to deliver the best technical designs and approaches. * Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make trade-offs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints - especially across the software/device boundary. A day in the life This Software Development Manager will: * Manage a highly talented team of SDEs on the Alexa Endpoints team, building scalable software systems and customer experiences that interface with the Alexa App to launch the next-generation of Alexa devices. The role involves interacting with product, program, engineering, science, hardware/device, and other Alexa and broader Amazon teams to clarify requirements and build execution plans for the team. * Define tactical actions to unblock the team and lay out a strategic quarter- or year-long vision for the team to improve its efficiency and deliver a better next-generation Alexa experience for Amazon's customers. ## Related Videos - [Developer Time Is Valuable - Use the Right Tools - Kilian Valkhof](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1792-developer-time-is-valuable-use-the-right-tools-kilian-valkhof) - [Training Bots on Deliveroo Data, Alexa Can Swear and Mushroom Electronics - Julia Kordick](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1839-training-bots-on-deliveroo-data-alexa-can-swear-and-mushroom-electronics-julia-kordick) - [Are Code Reviews Worth It? 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