Senior Software Engineer, Creator Marketplace Job at Amazon in Los Angeles

Senior Software Engineer, Creator Marketplace

At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. It’s why we work with some of the world’s 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 Senior Software Engineer, it’s up to you to research, define, design and refine the tech that keeps us one step ahead of listeners. Anticipate. Innovate. Bring challenging ideas and we’ll support you with the latest tech, tools and systems that you need to succeed. You’ll be essential in ensuring the team can reach their potential; working closely with them, reviewing their work, mentoring, and supporting them to develop. Together, you’ll 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 that lets the experts focus on creation while helping them bring their art to millions of listeners. We are customer obsessed and the tools we build are intuitive & easy to use, and ensure that technology aids the creativity to provide the best in class experience to listeners.

ABOUT YOU
You feel pride in every step forward, however 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 that every failure is an opportunity to learn and grow. We foster an environment that encourages individuals to embrace failure as a natural part of the learning process.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will...

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

Minimum Requirements:
- Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, C# or React including object-oriented design.
- 3+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- Experience writing clear, maintainable and extensible code.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate highly complex and ambiguous situations.
- Experience building and delivering software systems to internal or external customers.
- Knowledge of AWS or similar cloud-based infrastructure and/or developer tools.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, enabling effective messaging with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- A high-quality bar: documentation, unit testing, code reviews, test automation, continuous integration & deployment.
- Able to work through ambiguous problems independently, willing to take ownership.
- Able to make improvements to the team’s development and testing processes.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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