Lead Software Development Engineer, Consumer Domains

Amazon.com, Inc.•Newark, NJ

27d

About The Position

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 ROLE 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. ABOUT YOU 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. ABOUT AUDIBLE Audible 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. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible, supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.

Requirements

5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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.
This position will remain posted until filled.
Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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