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  Limiting the scope of my reply to just your last sentence, as I can't comment on most of it :)   As for pairing a Dot with your car radio, I do exactly this in my Nissan Rogue.  I have a Dot (fits perfectly in the cup holder!) that I connect to my stereo over bluetooth and use my phone as a...

  Thanks for the interest, Mike.  IIRC, we've had some interesting conversations in the past :)  You're absolutely right, in that I can't comment on any of that :)    As for living on the wrong coast, there are plenty of Alexa jobs (albeit, not SmartHome-specific) in our Cambridge, MA office, so...

  yup, and it's awesome :)   I don't know about development VPs (or even what that is), but we do have open positions for Principal Engineer, which is our highest position on the technical track.

  The money was certainly right for me... double what I was pulling in in my last job in Montreal.  Seattle is a pretty expensive city though.

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  I don't really use twitter, and I'd really rather not reveal my email address publicly.  I did try to send you a PM as well, but it says you can't use the messaging system, I assume since you just joined, and their trying to reduce bots and spammers.  Is there another way I can reach out to...

  thx. fixed the period.

  Yes, there are a few positions in Irvine.  Those positions are typically lower level, closer to device-level.  The team responsible for the SmartHome API and communicating with 3rd parties is in Seattle.  But yes, either way, a move is going to be required.     That being said, I love Seattle...

  Obviously, I can't say too much. Firstly, I'm specifically on the SmartHome team, so I have very little say about where music goes :)  That being said, you'll need to keep in mind Amazon's engineering model is to release the minimum amount of features viable in the market, so as to get...

  No remote work is available right now.  The entire SmartHome team is located in Seattle, so we'd definitely want you to come join us up in the Pacific Northwest.

hey guys, sorry about the delay. Looks like I need to check my notification settings, as I haven't gotten any emails about your replies or messages. I'll start answering things now!

Hey all,   Just want to preface this that I have permission from Dan to post here.   You all may know or recognize me as a long-time member of the community.  I've been a member here since 2006.  My introduction to home automation has been well-documented in my blog.  I started out with UPB...

  yes, sorry that wasn't clear. multiquote stuff...

  I think we probably have different definitions of "trivial".  This is Amazon's baby right now.  Don't you think they have dozens of managers thinking about the experience they want the customer to have with the device? I doubt any one of them is thinking, "you know, we spent years putting this...

  But how do you differentiate these from Alexa's normal set of functionality?  How would it know a query about the high temp is meant to go to CQC instead of its internal weather app?  How would it know to ask CQC about the sunset instead of its built-in knowledge? How would it know to send...