Lead Software Development Engineer

At Audible we believe stories have the power to transform lives. Its why we work with some of the worlds 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
As a Lead Software Development Engineer its up to you to define design and refine the tech that keeps us one step ahead of listeners. Anticipate. Innovate. Bring challenging ideas and well support you with the latest tech tools and systems that you need to succeed. In this role you will lead a team to design develop test and deploy capabilities that secure our products fight fraud ensure privacy compliance and help other developers and security professionals to do the same. Youll drive the team forward guiding them over every obstacle and leading the way to develop exciting original and effective solutions. Leading the way youll bring our team together to build and maintain our platform to bring thousands of stories to millions of listeners and unleash the power of the human voice.

ABOUT THE TEAM
The team is located across Audibles Newark hub. We champion security by design and adopt integrate and build the tools and capabilities which shift security left across the development team making it easy for developers to do things right and hard for them to do them wrong. We deliver capabilities which improve the effectiveness and efficiency of those at Audible who provide cyber defense and fight fraud. We support the continuous enhancement of capabilities which secure the Audible product. We express our Customer Obsession by keeping the Audible experience a safe and trustworthy place for creators to share stories with listeners who love them.

True to Audibles People Principles we are committed to the success of our people and supporting the communities in which we work. Our leadership team is dedicated to mentoring and coaching to help each individual identify their career goals flourish and achieve their potential. Our environment encourages everyone to participate. Our diverse team depends on differing backgrounds and perspectives to foster robust conversations that lead us to the right solutions for our customers.

ABOUT YOU
Youre in your element when youre being challenged and youre always eager to share your ideas take on responsibility and keep developing at an exciting pace. We look for people who show initiative set their standards high and see every failure as an opportunity to learn. Youre looking for an environment where you can thrive and help your team reach their potential. With opportunities to challenge yourself and lead a talented team to success youll find what youre looking for at Audible.

As a Lead Software Development Engineer you will...
- Gather and analyze business and functional requirements and translate business requirements into technical design specifications
- Write high-quality efficient testable code and recommend improvements in development maintenance and system standards and contribute to software documentation
- Independently lead complex technical initiatives within your team
- Help drive the architecture and technology choices that enable an elegant and practical code
- Mentor and lead developers by cultivating curiosity and deep technical understanding
- Have a strong technical ability great communication skills and a motivation to achieve results in a fast paced environment

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.

- 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
- Experience as a mentor tech lead or leading an engineering team

- 5 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261500/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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.