Amazon Senior Software Development Engineer Audible 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

224391692

Alexa+: An AI assistant that gets things done—she's smarter, more conversational, and more capable.Prompt engineering and LLM orchestration form the critical backbone of Alexa+ by serving as the interface between user request and LLM processing, guiding AI systems to provide contextually relevant, accurate, and coherent responses. The quality of this engineering directly impacts the assistant's ability to understand context, maintain conversation flow, and generate appropriate responses.We are seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead our Alexa+ AI Agent team, driving the development and optimization of the LLM prompt and orchestration system for Alexa+. The ideal candidate will manage a team of engineers focused on building robust, scalable architectures that power the conversation flow, context management, prompt generation, and LLM orchestration. You will drive technical strategy, collaborate with conversation bar raisers and Alexa domain teams, and ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions that enhance the conversation experience of Alexa+.Key job responsibilities
Technical Leadership:
- Lead technical strategy and development of scalable solutions for Alexa+'s LLM prompt and orchestration system- Drive adoption of emerging AI technologies and best practices in LLM orchestration
- Evaluate and integrate new LLM models and prompt engineering techniquesProject & Product Management:- Align technical implementations with product requirements
- Ensure delivery of high-quality solutions meeting performance standards
- Drive operational excellence and system reliability
- Set and track team goals and metricsOperational Excellence:
- Ensure system scalability for 600M+ Alexa devices
- Maintain high performance standards and monitoring
- Manage technical incidents and resolution
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives

- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of engineering experience
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams

- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
- Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers