Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon
$129.3-223.6k
Office located in Newark, NJ
The largest online retailer and technology provider
Open for applications
The largest online retailer and technology provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$129.3-223.6k
Office located in Newark, NJ
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be Earth's most customer-centric company.
Role
Who you are
- You feel pride in every step forward, however big, or small; to you, each challenge represents a well-executed venture to support our listeners
- If you’re looking to build on your skills and grow into a leader, this is your next step
- We look for people who take responsibility, set their standards high and see every failure as an opportunity to learn
- You’re looking for an environment where you can thrive
- With opportunities to challenge yourself and a talented team by your side, you’ll find what you’re looking for at Audible
- 3+ years of professional software development experience including proven experience in Java, Object Oriented Design, Data Structures and Algorithms
- 1+ Experience designing developing and maintaining high availability distributed software systems
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science, related field or equivalent practical experience
- Server-side development experience, preferably in Java/Spring
- Experience in multiple AWS services
Desirable
- Strong problem-solving skills; adaptable, enterprising and willing to take ownership
- A high-quality bar; just-enough documentation, unit testing, code reviews, test automation, continuous integration & deployment and a preference for agile methods
- Full stack software development (Javascript, Java)
- Familiarity with RDS and NoSQL
What the job involves
- As a Senior 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 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
- Design, develop, and test software components and applications for one of the largest creator and provider of audiobooks in the world
- Work on an agile engineering team writing maintainable and scalable code for software components and influencing team decisions
- Collaborate with stakeholders to imagine, design, develop, test, and launch software that impacts our customers and inspires your peers
- Use technology to solve difficult problems. Define a design, turn it into high quality code, and deliver it on schedule. 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, assessing development estimates and apply a broad range of design approaches
- Review code of other team members and provide constructive direction
- Drive continuous improvement of software quality, customer experience, and maintainability of products/features
- Mentor and lead developers by cultivating curiosity and deep technical understanding
Our take
Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, and is well-known for its disruption of well-established industries. The company is present in numerous verticals, including cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, AI with its range of Alexa devices and a global marketplace more commonly referred to as 'the everything store'. Acquisitions include Ring, Twitch, Whole Foods Market, and IMDb.
More recently, Amazon has been focused on leading the "third wave in digital advertising". Many businesses are now shifting ad dollars to retailers, which before would have been spent with online media platforms. Amazon's seen great success in the space, with its revenue from advertising now higher than its Amazon Prime membership scheme, audiobooks and digital music combined. This growth is particularly impressive considering its digital ad rivals (like Snap, Alphabet, and Meta) have suffered declines due to wider macroeconomic factors and Apple's iOS privacy changes.
Despite its dominant market position, Amazon will continue to be challenged over the next decade, including sustaining AWS's cloud dominance in the face of Google and Microsoft. On top of this, the company's e-commerce division is facing profitability problems despite its 2023 post-IPO debt funding of 8 billion. It will need to find new ways to stay above their competitors.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
South Lake Union, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Jeff Bezos
(Founder & Executive Chairman)Jeff is an American business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. As well as founding Amazon, Jeff founded Blue Origin, an aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company and also owns The Washington Post.
Andy Jassy
(President & CEO)Joined Amazon as a Marketing Manager in 1997. Developed AWS with Jeff Bezos, and became CEO of Amazon in 2021.
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