Software Engineer

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Overview

As a Software 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.

As you consider this role, you'll look to grow into a leader and contribute to a team that values responsibility, high standards and learning from challenges. Audible provides an environment where you can thrive with opportunities to challenge yourself and a talented team by your side.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test software components and applications for a leading global provider of audiobooks
• Collaborate on an agile engineering team, writing scalable and maintainable code and influencing team decisions
• Collaborate with stakeholders to envision, design, develop, test, and launch customer-centric software solutions
• Utilize technology to tackle challenging problems and deliver high-quality code on schedule
• Demonstrate proficiency in a wide range of data structures and algorithms, applying them effectively
• Independently clarify technical requirements, assess development estimates, and employ diverse design approaches
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
• Foster continuous improvement in software quality, customer experience, and product maintainability
• Mentor and lead developers, fostering curiosity and deep technical understanding

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, C# or React including object-oriented design
- 1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Experience writing clear, maintainable and extensible code

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate highly complex and ambiguous situations
- Experience building and delivering software systems to internal or external customers
- Knowledge of 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
- A high-quality bar: documentation, unit testing, code reviews, test automation, continuous integration & deployment
- Able to work through ambiguous problems independently, willing to take ownership
- Able to make improvements to the team's development and testing processes

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