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Description

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.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

As a Senior Software Development Engineer, it’s up to you to define, design and refine the tech that keeps us one step ahead of listeners. Anticipate. Innovate. Bring challenging ideas and we’ll support you with the latest tech, tools and systems that you need to succeed. You’ll be essential in ensuring the team can reach their potential; working closely with them, reviewing their work, mentoring, and supporting them to develop. Together, you’ll build and maintain our platform to bring thousands of stories to millions of listeners and unleash the power of the human voice.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Audible’s Stagg platform engineering group is responsible for building core platforms that support our surface teams such as iOS, Android and Web. This group’s mission is to build services, tools and infrastructure that would support surface teams, helping them build product features faster and promote consistency across surfaces. The group currently manages a server side rendering platform which is driving Audible’s server driven UI strategy across apps and web. This is a fast growing org which is also breaking ground on numerous other platforms that has potential to shape Audible’s technical strategy for the next decade.

As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will...

• Design, develop, and test software for a leading global audiobook creator and provider

• Collaborate on an agile engineering team, writing scalable and maintainable code while influencing team decisions

• Work with stakeholders to envision, design, develop, test, and launch impactful software for our customers

• Utilize technology to solve challenging problems, translating designs into high-quality code delivered on time

• Demonstrate proficiency in diverse data structures and algorithms, applying them appropriately

• Independently clarify technical requirements, assess development estimates, and employ various design approaches

• Review team members' code and provide constructive feedback

• Drive continuous improvement of software quality, customer experience, and product maintainability

• Mentor and lead developers, fostering their curiosity and deep technical understanding

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.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience including proven experience in Java, Object Oriented Design, Data Structures and Algorithms

• Experience developing and maintaining high availability distributed software systems

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, related field or equivalent practical experience

• Server-side development experience, preferably in Java

Preferred Qualifications

• Great communication skills - ability to think creatively and adapt the message to the audience

• A high-quality bar; just-enough documentation, unit testing, code reviews, test automation, continuous integration & deployment and a preference for agile methods

• Strong problem-solving skills; adaptable, enterprising and willing to take ownership

• Full stack software development (Javascript, Java)

• Aptitude for dependency injection frameworks and associated techniques using technologies like Spring or Guice

• Experience in multiple AWS services

• Familiarity with DynamoDB and NoSQL

• Server-side development experience in Java

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