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Amazon Alexa

Software Engineer - Game Developer

CompanyAmazon Alexa
Websiteamazon.jobs
RoleSoftware Engineer - Game Developer
Typefull-time
Role taxonomySoftware Engineering
SpecialtiesSoftware Engineering
LocationSanta Barbara, CA
Salary
Apply viaApplication linkhttps://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/711276/software-development-engineer-amazon-alexa
Hiring notes
TechJavaScriptPythonJavaPHP
Parsed locationsSanta Barbara, CA
Posted bybleedblue2020
PostedJan 2, 2019
SourceView on Hacker News ↗

Original posting

Amazon Alexa | Software Engineer - Game Developer | Santa Barbara, CA | Full-Time | Onsite Build games on the frontier of human-computer interaction, where play is simply speaking to Alexa. Our team makes Alexa more fun by turning her knowledge graph into quizzes, trivia, and educational experiences. Our mission is to engage millions of customers with knowledge-based games that have never before been possible. As a software engineer, you will join a small team of developers, product managers, and game designers working to build games on top of the most comprehensive knowledge graph. You will collaborate on all aspects of game creation and take complete ownership over features, prioritization, and implementation. You will commit code several times a day, and your work will be immediately seen/heard by millions of users. You will launch fast and iterate quickly. Our languages (used across the company) include: PHP, Python, Java, and Javascript. Apply here: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/711276/software-development-... Happy to answer any questions! -Ryan