Software Development Engineer-Test, Alexa Devices

About the role

Join our team and help shape how millions of people interact with Alexa devices through thoughtful, scalable automated testing. You'll translate product vision into automated test strategies that ensure exceptional user experiences, working at the intersection of product, engineering, and design to deliver features that delight customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies that align with product vision and customer use cases, working closely with Product Management, Software Engineering, and User Experience design teams
• Design and implement automated test frameworks that enable teams to scale testing efforts and maintain quality across regression testing cycles
• Leverage AI-powered testing tools to efficiently test features, identify issues, and streamline the debugging and triage process
• Execute both manual and automated testing against developed test plans, ensuring features meet quality standards before customer release
• Contribute to the team's technical vision by identifying automation opportunities to improve toolchains, automation capabilities, and testing methodologies, enabling CI/CD for releases

About the Team

We're a close-knit group dedicated to empowering software developers and AI systems with the tools, services, and primitives they need to create engaging consumer experiences. Our vision centers on making Alexa an instantly familiar personal assistant across an increasingly diverse range of screen-enabled devices. We're committed to building scalable testing infrastructure and frameworks that help teams move quickly without compromising quality.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of test automation frameworks and tools building experience
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development testing experience
• Experience debugging, diagnosing, and troubleshooting complex, production software issues

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of overall system architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance in a database environment
• Experience with security in service-oriented architectures and web services

Pay

USA, WA, Seattle — $143,700.00 – $194,400.00 USD annually