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Job Description
Summary: Lead the development of AI-powered virtual assistant features, driving strategy, architecture, and best practices for a quality product.
The AZA Team is responsible for A to Z Assistant (AZA), an AI-powered virtual assistant designed to help Amazon employees find information and complete tasks more efficiently.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the architecture, design, development, and launch of core product features.
- Drive the system architecture and spearhead best practices that enable a quality product.
- Create reliable, scalable, and high-performance products requiring exceptional technical expertise and a sound understanding of Computer Science fundamentals.
- Manage the entire software development lifecycle, from planning and prioritization to design and delivery.
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and innovative software solutions.
- Foster a culture of excellence in software engineering practices and Agile methodologies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex AI and ML technologies into user-friendly tools for developers.
- Drive team growth and development through recruiting, mentoring, and leadership.
Requirements:
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.
- Experience leading the architecture and design of new and current systems.
- Experience in professional, non-internship software development.
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design.
- Experience in development in the last 3 years.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.