Software Engineer - Playback & Ads Platform

Amazon Inc.; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 158,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Audible, a world leader in audio storytelling, invites a Software Development Engineer to join the Playback Team and drive design, architecture, and ML-based ad solutions. You will work on real-time ad serving pipelines and scalable backend systems powering billions of opportunities annually.

You will collaborate with Product, Applied Science, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver innovative advertising products, optimize latency and cost, and mentor other engineers to raise the bar

Qualifications

• 3+ 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.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 3+ years’ experience of software development and deployment of distributed multi-tier applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test software components and applications for a leading global provider of audiobooks.
• Collaborate with Product, Applied Science, and cross-functional engineering teams to define and deliver innovative advertising products.
• Optimize ad serving latency, cost, and business metrics for audio advertising at scale.
• Collaborate on an agile engineering team, writing scalable and maintainable code and influencing team decisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to envision, design, 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 diverse design 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.

Skills

Distributed systems

Software design

Algorithms

Data structures

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Java

C++

Swift

Kotlin

JavaScript/TypeScript

Job description

Audible, a world leader in audio storytelling, invites a Software Development Engineer to join the Playback Team and drive design, architecture, and ML-based ad solutions. You will work on real-time ad serving pipelines and scalable backend systems powering billions of opportunities annually.

You will collaborate with Product, Applied Science, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver innovative advertising products, optimize latency and cost, and mentor other engineers to raise the bar