Lead Software Developer - Telecommute

Company: Amazon.com
Location: Garwood
Posted on: November 5, 2024

Job Description:

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. 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. You are an innovative and passionate top software engineer looking to make a positive impact on customer experience. 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 have an interest in Web Application, Services Design & Architecture, SEO, Security, SNS, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, REST services and Javascript.
As a Lead Software Development Engineer, you will...
- Collaborate with stakeholders to imagine, design, develop, test, and launch scalable and maintainable software that impacts our customers and inspires your peers
- Drive continuous improvement of software quality, customer experience, and maintainability of products/features
- Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. 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.
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
- Proficient in a broad range of data structures and algorithms, knowing when it is (and isn't) appropriate to use them
- 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
- 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
- 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
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 ( .

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