Lead Software Development Engineer, Data Platforms

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 Lead Software Development Engineer, it's up to you to define, design and refine the tech that keeps us one step ahead of your customers. 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 YOU

You have a background in developing large scale data systems and an interest in building foundational, reusable, highly-leveraged services and capabilities which other teams or users can depend on. You feel pride in every step forward, however big, or small; to you, each challenge represents a well-executed venture to support our listeners. If you're looking to build on your skills and grow into a leader, this is your next step. We look for people who take responsibility, set their standards high and see every failure as an opportunity to learn. You're looking for an environment where you can thrive. With opportunities to challenge yourself and a talented team by your side, you'll find what you're looking for at Audible.

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

Determine the strategy and where to simplify or extend solutions for the best outcome, drive the use of best practices, 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.

Basic Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

History of assuming responsibility for a team?s architecture and providing a system-wide view to stakeholders

Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate highly complex and ambiguous situations independently

Experience taking a lead role delivering complex software systems to internal or external customers

Competency at delegating work in parallel to accelerate delivery

Enthusiasm for promoting and instilling in others a high-quality standard in others across: documentation, unit testing, code reviews, test automation, continuous integration and deployment

Prior experience with distributed systems, data platforms, knowledge of core data and database design

Prior experience in the marketing technology domain such as designing/implementing integrations with customer data platforms, Adobe product suite, or homegrown MarTech solutions

Familiarity with big data technologies (Spark, Hive, Hadoop, etc.)

Willingness to learn, be open minded to new ideas and different opinions yet knowing when to stop, analyze, and reach a decision

Full-stack development experience (web + services)

Experience with AWS or similar cloud-based infrastructure and/or developer tools

Strong verbal and written communication skills, enabling effective messaging with both technical and non-technical audiences

Able to mentor teammates on team software, team culture, and customer obsession

Experience writing clear, maintainable and extensible code

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