Senior Android Engineer
Company: Audible
Location: Newark
Posted on: May 14, 2022
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Job Description:
Job summary Good storytelling starts with great listening. At
Audible, that means each role and every project has our audience in
mind. Because the same people who design, develop, and deploy our
products also happen to use them. To us, that speaks volumes. ABOUT
THIS ROLE As a Software Development Engineer, you will be part of a
full-stack team that includes iOS, Android, Web, and API
developers. Our core goal is to make cross device development
faster and higher quality. You will be a key part of the team for
doing cross platform development. ABOUT THE TEAM The Audio
Experiences group owns the core domains for Audible's Player and
Library. Audible customers spend most of their time with Audible in
either the Library or Player components of our application across
FireOS, Android, iOS, and Web. We are embarking on a mission to
reshape the fundamental experiences, delight our customers, and
reshape how development is done across all surfaces and devices
within Audible. It's our responsibility to push Audible into new
places; wherever our customers are listening. Achieving this vision
means expanding and strengthening Continuous Deployment across
surfaces; new technologies like CarPlay, Watch, HomeKit, Common
Encryption Standard media, and adaptive live streaming; as well as
driving a strong engineering culture with processes like Chaos
Engineering and A/B Testing. As a Senior Android Engineer, you will
-- Set the technical direction and strategy within the team and
strategize to influence technology across Audible and beyond. --
Mentor and lead developers by cultivating curiosity and deep
technical understanding. Develop web server and client-side
application code for compelling web and mobile experiences. -- Plan
and execute technical epics, from initial design through
implementation, testing, and customer delivery. -- Influence the
technical direction and strategy within the team. -- Partner with
other engineers to imagine, design, develop, test, and launch
software that invigorates our community and inspires our peers. --
Evangelize our content and application, work closely with business
development, and participate in events like external hackathons and
internal brown bag sessions. -- Draw influence from trends,
technologies, and frameworks both industry-wide and within Amazon.
Share that knowledge in a meaningful way with the community. --
Solve problems which are not clearly defined and have a large
degree of ambiguity. -- Set the technical direction and strategy
within the team and strategize to influence technology across
Audible and beyond. -- Mentor and lead developers by cultivating
curiosity and deep technical understanding. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS --
4 years of Android Java or Kotlin experience. -- Bachelor---s
degree or higher in Computer Science or related field. -- 6 years
of professional software development experience. -- Experience with
progressive rendering, responsive design, and modern browser
techniques using HTML5, JavaScript (ES6), and CSS3. PREFERRED
QUALIFICATIONS -- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to
navigate highly complex and ambiguous situations. -- Adaptable,
enterprising, and willing to take ownership. -- A high-quality bar:
just-enough documentation, unit testing, code reviews, test
automation, continuous integration & deployment. -- A preference
for Agile development methodologies. -- Great communication skills
- ability to think creatively and adapt the message to the
audience. -- Recent experience with frontend UI technologies like
Angular or React. -- Experience with cross platform frameworks such
as React Native. -- Past mentorship of other engineers within an
organization, showing mutual growth. -- Expertise with
digital-media delivery and packaging such as MPEG-DASH, HLS, HDS,
Smooth Streaming, MPEG. -- Familiarity with digital audio encoding,
particularly AAC and MP3. -- Aptitude for dependency injection
frameworks and associated techniques using technologies like Spring
or Guice. -- Competency in automation, enthusiasm for continuous
integration/deployment or Chaos Engineering. -- Recent experience
with Amazon Web Services (AWS). ABOUT AUDIBLE At Audible, we
innovate and inspire through the power of voice. We're changing the
narrative on storytelling. As a leading creator and provider of
premium audio storytelling, we've redefined the ways people access,
discover, and share stories. The stories we tell have the ability
to transport and transform everyday moments into meaningful
experiences and it's our people who make Audible's service
possible. We're listeners, storytellers, and problem-solvers. Our
perspectives and experiences power our ideas and come together in
our mission to unleash the power of the spoken word. Audible is
committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Audible is an equal
opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of
race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation,
protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally
protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like
to request an accommodation, please visit
https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
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