Software Development Engineer, Player Team

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 THE TEAM
The Playback team at Audible owns the core playback logic and services including players content delivery security listening data metrics and insights and a unified SDK. This team focuses on optimizing playback quality performance and customer experience across platforms using automated tools for monitoring and analysis. The Playback team also drives Audibles efforts to advance the state of internet audio through faculty collaborations.

ABOUT YOU
We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Software Development Engineer todesign architect and implement machine learning solutions that drive transformative technological advancements. You will combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking capable of translating complex business challenges into scalable intelligent systems.

As a Software Development Engineer you will...
-Design develop and test software components and applications for a leading global provider of audiobooks
- Collaborate on an agile engineering team writing scalable and maintainable code and influencing team decisions
- Collaborate with stakeholders to envisiondesign develop test and launch customer-centric software solutions
- Utilize technology to tackle challenging problems and deliver high-quality code on schedule
- Demonstrate proficiency in a wide range of data structures and algorithms applying them effectively
- Independently clarify technical requirements assess development estimates and employ diversedesign approaches
- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
- Foster continuous improvement in software quality customer experience and product maintainability
- Mentor and lead developers fostering curiosity and deep technical understanding

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.

- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2 years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a closely related field

- 3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at NJ Newark - 158100.00 - 213800.00 USD annually