Audible, Inc.
Audio storytelling
LeadSoftwareDevelopmentEngineer,PlaybackTeam
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“Lead Software Development Engineer, Playback Team at Audible, Inc.. Skills: Machine learning solutions, Distributed systems, Audio ads. Define tech. Design tech”
What You'll Achieve.
Advance state of internet audio; Process billions of ad opportunities; Deliver world-class advertising experiences
Industry & Context.
Complex distributed systems challenges
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years non-internship professional software development, 5+ years programming experience, 5+ years leading design or architecture, 5+ years full software development life cycle, Experience as a mentor, Experience as a tech lead, Experience leading an engineering team, Bachelor's degree in computer science
Nice to Have
Experience building complex software systems, Experience with machine learning, Experience with related engineering skill sets, Full stack proficiency
What You'll Do.
Build scalable systems
Deliver advertising experiences
Design machine learning solutions
Architect machine learning solutions
Implement machine learning solutions
Translate business challenges
Develop software components
Test software components
Collaborate with Product teams
Collaborate with Applied Science teams
Collaborate with engineering teams
Define advertising products
Deliver advertising products
Optimize ad serving latency
Optimize ad serving cost
Optimize business metrics
Write maintainable code
Influence team decisions
Collaborate with stakeholders
Envision software solutions
Design software solutions
Develop software solutions
Test software solutions
Launch software solutions
Tackle challenging problems
Deliver high-quality code
Clarify technical requirements
Assess development estimates
Employ design approaches
Foster continuous improvement
Explore technical needs
Bring solutions to table
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Product teams; Applied Science teams; Cross-functional engineering teams; Agile engineering team; Stakeholders
Full Job Description
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 Lead Software Development Engineer, it’s up to you to 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 drive the team forward, guiding them over every obstacle and leading the way to develop exciting, original and effective solutions. Leading the way, you’ll bring our team together to 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 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 Audible's efforts to advance the state of internet audio through faculty collaborations. You will own critical infrastructure supporting audio ads at Audible, you’ll build scalable systems processing billions of ad opportunities annually, delivering world-class advertising experiences to millions of customers. This role offers hands-on technical ownership of audio ad systems, real-time ad serving pipelines, and conversational AI integration. You'll work with talented engineers solving complex distributed systems challenges while directly impacting a business. ABOUT YOU We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Software Development Engineer to desig
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