Role overview

At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. We work with leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors from diverse backgrounds, empowering and inspiring each other.

As a Software Development Engineer, you will research, define, design, and refine the technology that keeps us ahead of listeners. You will anticipate, innovate, and bring challenging ideas, supported by the latest tech, tools, and systems. You will be essential in ensuring the team reaches its potential by working closely with them, reviewing their work, mentoring, and supporting their development. Together, you will 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

This is an opportunity to join a growing team in a brand new Audible hub in Culver City, Los Angeles. Audible’s Creator Marketplace customers are talented storytellers, voice actors, producers, publishers, and our internal content teams. Our teams build innovative tools to automate the entire content production pipeline, allowing experts to focus on creation while helping them bring their art to millions of listeners. We are customer-obsessed, building intuitive and easy-to-use tools that ensure technology aids creativity for the best-in-class experience for listeners. By focusing on our creators, we also create value for Audible’s global consumers by helping them discover new content, talent, and stories they love.

We are committed to the success of our people, defining success as career advancement, personal growth, and well-being. We actively support employees through mentoring, coaching, training initiatives, and flexible work arrangements that promote a healthy work-life balance. We cherish diverse backgrounds and perspectives, recognizing they are essential for robust conversations and finding the right solutions for our customers. We encourage individuals to bring their unique experiences, knowing that diversity fuels creativity, enriches collaboration, and leads to better outcomes.

You will have exciting opportunities to leverage your technical expertise and make a significant impact. As a technical role model and high-impact contributor, you will work alongside a team of exceptionally talented individuals who share your passion for innovation and success, creating transformative experiences for our audience.

About You

You feel pride in every step forward, no matter how big or small. We look for individuals who take ownership of their work, show initiative, and set high standards. Setting high standards means consistently striving for excellence, pushing the boundaries of what is possible, and delivering exceptional results. At Audible, we believe every failure is an opportunity to learn and grow, fostering an environment that encourages embracing failure as a natural part of the learning process to analyze, adapt, and improve, ultimately driving innovation and personal development.

What you'll do

Design, develop, and test software components and applications for one of the largest creators and providers of audiobooks in the world.
Collaborate with stakeholders to imagine, design, develop, test, and launch software that impacts our customers and inspires your peers.
Be proficient in a broad range of data structures and algorithms, knowing when it is (and isn’t) appropriate to use them.
Independently clarify technical requirements, assess development estimates, and apply a broad range of design approaches.
Review code of other team members and provide constructive direction.
Mentor and lead developers by cultivating curiosity and deep technical understanding.

Requirements

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.
Experience with Machine Learning and Large Language Model fundamentals, including architecture, training/inference lifecycles, and optimization of model execution, or experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers.

Preferred Qualifications

3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience.
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Experience handling ambiguous or undefined challenges through strong problem-solving abilities.
Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers.
Knowledge of cloud services such as AWS or equivalent.
Experience in written and verbal communication skills to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership.
Experience programmatically testing products, measuring test coverage, developing the best automation, and driving testability and diagnostics.
Experience with automating and simplifying team development, test, and operations processes.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Compensation and Benefits

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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