Lead Software Development Engineer, Playback Team
Company: Amazon.com
Location: Newark
Posted on: September 23, 2024
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Job 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 ROLEAs a Lead 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
TEAMAudible's Playback team owns the core playback logic
end-to-end. All our services, systems and players are invoked each
time customers click play (or download a title) to enjoy the best
playback experience. Specifically, Playback org owns 1) Core
playback logic on players such as Android, iOS and Web, 2) Playback
services related to content delivery infrastructure, security &
digital rights management, and 3) Playback metrics, insights and
platform, obsessing over the core playback metrics and trends that
represent the health of Audible Playback and delivery. Achieving
this vision means continuously innovating, enhancing the tools and
strengthening our development process, how we work and leveraging
new technologies to deliver services. We need your help to develop
and deliver on this global vision.ABOUT YOUYou'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.You're a problem solver. A fast-paced environment
fuels your creativity - not to mention your team who inspire you.
You're always happy to press pause, take off your headphones and
connect with a colleague. Through plenty of practice, you've
mastered how to translate even the most complex ideas in a simple
and digestible way. While you've dabbled in a few programming
languages, your expertise is with C++ , Java, or Kotlin. You're
adaptable, enterprising, and ready to take ownership of your next
project.As a Lead Software Development Engineer, you will...-
Independently lead complex technical initiatives within your team-
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
teamABOUT AUDIBLEAudible 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. Our Hub+Home hybrid workplace
model gives employees the flexibility between gathering in a common
office space (work from hub) and remote work (work from home). For
more information, please visit adbl.co/hybrid.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS-
Experience in developing technical strategy, and architecting web
and APIs- Prior experience in full stack development and RESTful
service architecture- 5+ years experience of software development
and deployment of distributed multi-tier applications- Experience
with React, HTTP/2, serverless, containers, microservices, CI/CD,
and cross-platform development- Experience with AWS technologies at
scale in a production environmentPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Proven
success in mentoring tech leads and engineers- History of
delivering customer-driven software products at a high scale in a
fast paced, technology first, rapid-growth company- Prior success
as a strategic influencer on the direction of product design and
development- Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to
work effectively across teams & multiple division stakeholders-
Experience with machine learning and related engineering skill
sets- Full stack proficiency (e.g., Java, NoSQL, HTML5, CSS3,
JavaScript, node.js)- Experience with Native Android, iOS,
Streaming technologies.- Experience with ML/AL as relates to
streaming- 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 high-quality standard in others across: documentation,
unit testing, code reviews, test automation, continuous integration
and deploymentAmazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive
workplace. Amazon 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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