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Software Development Engineer, Customer Engagement Technologies

Amazon

Amazon

Software Engineering, Customer Service
Austin, TX, USA
Posted on Nov 25, 2024

DESCRIPTION

On the Customer Engagement Technology (CET) team, part of Amazon’s Customer Service organization, we redefine the customer contact experience by exposing a voice-based contact channel (AVA) which using an automated assistant (voicebot) to better understand the customer problem and guide them to resolution via automation.

We focus on building scalable platforms and systems for customers and associates to power automation globally across many languages for the millions of customers and thousands of associates that use our products in many marketplaces every day. We also invest in experimentation to identify new and inventive ways to build chat/touch/voice experiences that aim to delight customers.

Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer on this team, you will collaborate with other Senior Software Engineers to drive improvements to our technology, design and develop new services and solutions, and build and track metrics to ensure high quality results. Your solutions will provide the ultimate customer service experience needed to anticipate and resolve customer's questions using the Voice platform. You will have the opportunity to work with business partners and leadership, influence and drive product vision and lead the design of our systems.

At Amazon, we are known for our customer obsession. We need your ideas and your ability to take initiative, innovate, and produce results as we continuously improve the customer experience.

As a Software Development Engineer in CET, you will take part in the implementation and delivery of contact center systems built on top of our next-generation routing system, leveraging the power of Generative AI (GenAI) and Machine Learning for improved intents and routing signals, and preserving customer contact journey data. You will work cross functionally with partners to take the product from concept to customer release while ensuring the highest level of quality for your deliverables, managing one of the worlds largest and most complex customer service organizations.


- Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
- Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment, and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.
- Ability to design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
- Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.
- We use SCRUM, test-driven development, and continuous deployment to deliver projects based on realistic timelines and resource constraints.
- On-call rotation to support the services owned by the Software team


A day in the life
You will work closely with senior leaders across cross-functional stakeholder teams within Amazon to drive collaboration and influence them to prioritize projects, meet objects and adhere to business plans towards shared objectives.

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

Benefits Summary:
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan

About the team
The mission of the CET team within Customer Service is to create earth’s best customer service solutions through empowering our customers to utilize automation to resolve their issues quickly and efficiently. You will be a key component of our leadership team and will influence our science and engineering teams to deliver World-Wide Self-Service Automation (SSA) products based on generative AI.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity 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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.