Lead Software Development Engineer, Consumer Domains

Amazon.com, Inc.•Newark, NJ

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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. You are an innovative and passionate top software engineer looking to make a positive impact on customer experience. You like to own deliverables end-to-end and have a meaningful influence on the final product. You are a builder. You like to work with fellow engineers and product people to share knowledge, imagine, design, develop, test, and launch software that wows our community and inspires our peers. You're curious and love to learn unprompted as you stay up to date with tools, trends, technologies and best practices in the industry. You're curious and love to learn unprompted as you stay up to date with tools, trends, technologies and best practices in the industry. You have an interest in Web Application, Services Design & Architecture, SEO, Security, SNS, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, REST services and Javascript.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
5+ years of software development experience
3+ years of programming using a modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design experience
2+ years of contributing to new and current systems architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) experience
Interest in Web Application, Services Design & Architecture, SEO, Security, SNS, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, REST services and Javascript.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems, or experience managing teams
Knowledge of data structures, algorithm design, statistics, and system design
Experience solving complex investigations or escalations
Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis, or experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results
Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers
Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines, or experience handling confidential information and maintaining professionalism in dealing with senior executives
Experience in delivering test frameworks, test tools, leading the QA projects and initiatives
Experience with AWS or cloud technologies
Experience managing full application stacks from the OS up through custom applications, or experience with web-based applications and HTTP and experience working with REST API based services
Experience in a major technology area such as Compute, Storage, Database, Developer Tools, Machine Learning, Security or IoT
Experience creating and delivering written and oral communications for technical and non-technical audiences
Experience managing and coaching team members
Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers, or experience in professional, non-internship software development
Experience reading and understanding complex 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

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.
The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market.
Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Amazon is a total compensation company.
Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.

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