Software Development 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.

• ABOUT THIS ROLE
• As a 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 drive the team forward, guiding them over every obstacle and leading the way to develop exciting, original and effective solutions. Leading the way, you’ll bring our team together to 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
• Joining our team provides the unique challenge and opportunity to deliver software that benefits many customers around the world. Marketing Technology (MarTech) team's mission is to develop systems and tools that enable marketers to provide customers multi-touch, personalized and timely messages that enhance the experience of using our services. Customer journey automation and real-time targeting are examples of systems that the team works on. These systems are built using technologies and products from AWS like Kinesis, S3, EMR, Elastic Search, etc.

• ABOUT YOU
• You’re in your element when you’re being challenged, and you’re always eager to share your ideas, take on responsibility and keep developing at an exciting pace. We look for people who show initiative, set their standards high and see every failure as an opportunity to learn. You’re looking for an environment where you can thrive and help your team reach their potential. With opportunities to challenge yourself and lead a talented team to success, you’ll find what you’re looking for at Audible.

• As a Software Development Engineer, you will...
• - Develop, test, and maintain software components and applications for the world's largest audiobook creator and provider
• - Identify and resolve software defects through code review, log analysis, metrics examination, debugging, and other troubleshooting methods
• - Write maintainable and scalable code for software components as part of an agile engineering team
• - Collaborate with stakeholders to envision, design, develop, test, and launch customer-centric software that inspires and impacts users
• - Apply computer science, engineering, and analysis principles to solve moderate-scale problems
• - Continuously enhance testability, operational excellence (OE), and documentation for owned software components
• - Handle data classification, storage, and management in accordance with company policies
• - Participate in the interview process and provide mentorship to fellow engineers

• 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

• - 1+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• - Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• - Business fluency in written and verbal English

Preferred qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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