Senior Software Engineer

At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. It’s why we work with some of the world’s leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners.

We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other.

Imagine your future with us.

For a complete understanding of this opportunity, and what will be required to be a successful applicant, read on.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

This opportunity is for a Senior Software Engineer for Audible’s Consumer Domains group. We are the team that creates and powers Audible’s applications, components and services for our global listeners across Audible and Amazon web.

We are the home for tech talent that wants to grow Audible’s market leading business and build the sites and services (APIs) across desktop and mobile devices.

The team is comprised of developers who work in an agile environment and partner closely with Audible and Amazon tech teams, Product, UX and QA teams.

This role is based in Newark, NJ.

ABOUT YOU

You are an innovative and passionate top software engineer looking to make a positive impact on customer experience. You like to own deliverables end-to-end and have a meaningful influence on the final product.

You are a builder. You like to work with fellow engineers and product people to share knowledge, imagine, design, develop, test, and launch software that wows our community and inspires our peers.

You're curious and love to learn unprompted as you stay up to date with tools, trends, technologies and best practices in the industry.

You have an interest in Web Application, Services Design & Architecture, SEO, Security, SNS, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, REST services and Javascript.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will...

• Determine the strategy and where to simplify or extend solutions for the best outcome, drive the use of best practices, and learn to influence and force multiply.
• Mentor and lead developers by cultivating curiosity and deep technical understanding.
• Explore technical needs and bring solutions to the table.
• Set the technical strategy for your team.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to imagine, design, develop, test, and launch scalable and maintainable software that impacts our customers and inspires your peers.
• Independently clarify technical requirements, assessing development estimates and apply a broad range of design approaches.
• Drive continuous improvement of software quality, customer experience, and maintainability of products / features.
• Stay on top of technology trends, tools, and approaches.

ABOUT AUDIBLE

Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners’ imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives.

We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors.

This spirit courses throughout Audible, supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.

Minimum Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of programming experience with one or more modern language (e.g., Java, C++, C#), including object-oriented design.
• 2+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new systems.

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