Director of Software Development India, Alexa Ambient Computing Technologies
Core
Design, build, and operate core horizontal services for Alexa's ambient computing and IoT ecosystem, integrating generative AI and agentic systems to manage over 1B connected endpoints.
Role type
Director of Software Development (India)
Builds
Core Alexa services including inference, orchestration, multi-turn conversation capabilities, and IoT management infrastructure.
Domain
Consumer AI / Ambient Computing / IoT
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Technical strategy definition, scaling large engineering teams, operational excellence (availability, latency, security, cost), generative AI adoption, cross-functional influence, software development lifecycle leadership
Preferred skills
Product leadership, emerging technology commercialization, AI fluency (LLMs, agents, RAG, inference optimization), AI-assisted engineering productivity, scale economics of AI, talent development for AI-first orgs
Technologies
LLMs, foundation models, agents, RAG, inference optimization, AI-assisted development tools
Responsibilities
Define technical strategy for critical initiatives like new modalities and multi-turn conversations; lead India-based software engineering teams; own operational excellence for India charters; champion responsible adoption of generative AI and agentic tooling; build talent mechanisms and culture for an AI-first organization
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & team scaling
