Lead Software Development Engineer, Consumer Domains

Amazon.com • Newark, NJ

77d • $151,300 - $261,500

About The Position

This opportunity is for a Lead Software Development Engineer for Audible's Consumer Domains group. We are the team that creates and powers Audible's applications, components and services for our global listeners across Audible and Amazon web. We are the home for tech talent that wants to grow Audible's market leading business and build the sites and services (APIs) across desktop and mobile devices. The team is comprised of developers who work in an agile environment and partner closely with Audible and Amazon tech teams, Product, UX and QA teams. This role is based in Newark, NJ.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• History of assuming responsibility for a team's architecture and providing a system-wide view to stakeholders
• Proficient in a broad range of data structures and algorithms, knowing when it is (and isn't) appropriate to use them
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate highly complex and ambiguous situations independently
• Able to make improvements to the team's development and testing processes
• 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
• Experience with AWS or similar cloud-based infrastructure and/or developer tools
• Experience working on a variety of surfaces (full stack), including mobile, web, services, iOT
• Experience in one or more of the following technologies: blockchain, spatial computing, iOT, ML, AI, VR, AR
• 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 building and delivering software systems to internal or external customers
• Experience writing clear, maintainable and extensible code

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and/or other benefits
• Equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: General Merchandise Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees