Backend Engineer for AI-Driven Audio Platform

Audible; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Audible, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer to define, design and refine the tech powering our audiobook platform at scale. You’ll build and maintain backend systems, APIs, and AI-powered services used by creators worldwide.

You’ll join a backend engineering team within the Creator Product organization, working with across teams to deliver robust, high-impact software for millions of listeners, across languages and markets.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain software components and applications for Audible's platform.
• Design APIs and orchestration workflows that connect applications to AI-powered services.
• Identify and resolve software defects through code review, log analysis, metrics examination, debugging, and other troubleshooting methods.
• Write maintainable and scalable code for software components as part of an agile engineering team.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to envision, design, develop, test, and launch customer-centric software that inspires and impacts users.
• Apply computer science, engineering, and analysis principles to solve large-scale problems.
• Continuously enhance testability, operational excellence (OE), and documentation for owned software components.
• Handle data classification, storage, and management in accordance with company policies.
• Participate in the interview process and provide mentorship to fellow engineers.

Skills

Software development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Job description

Audible, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer to define, design and refine the tech powering our audiobook platform at scale. You’ll build and maintain backend systems, APIs, and AI-powered services used by creators worldwide.

You’ll join a backend engineering team within the Creator Product organization, working with across teams to deliver robust, high-impact software for millions of listeners, across languages and markets.