We believe voice is the most natural user interface for interacting with technology across many domains. As the Alexa Kids Experience team we are creating the safe guards to allow Kids interact with Gen AI and help them unlock many wonderful experiences that add value and make memories.

Key job responsibilities
Understand the Alexa core services architecture and data flow related to Kids interactions and find the points of integration for signals for enhancing experiences and content moderation. You will work with various domains and platform teams in driving design decisions and lay the foundation for future services that pave the path for new AI related experiences.

A day in the life
* Work closely with product and program managers to drive execution of critical features.
* Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software
* Investigate design approaches, prototype new technology and evaluate technical feasibility
* Write high quality distributed system software and perform peer code-reviews
* Perform development and maintenance of key system features
* Drive best practices and engineering excellence
* Provide technical direction to the team and identify areas of focus
* Establish architectural principles, selecting design patterns and mentoring team members on their appropriate application
* Create and review software design documentation and mentor junior engineers
* Create and review documentation and process regarding recurring issues, new standard operating procedures, knowledge transfer material, etc
* Be proactive in Operational Excellence.

About the team
Kodex team specializes in understanding how Voice and Touch interactions flow through the entire set of Alexa Services and Data Stores, and works with all the partner teams to improve Customer Experience and secure customer personal data. Team puts an emphasis on quality over quantity and work life balance. We take great care of our Engineers and help them grow in their careers while providing meaningful work that helps them achieve the right customer impact and deliver on business goals.