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
Audible is looking for a dynamic and motivated Senior System Development Engineer to join a growing team. If you are customer-focused with creative problem-solving skills and have experience supporting technology teams this role may be for you. As a member of our team you will have the opportunity to develop your career while supporting Audible’s services, platforms, and unique Activate Caring culture. This is a fantastic opportunity to leverage your communication, technical, and problem-solving skills to impact millions of customers around the world.

As a Senior System Development Engineer, you will...
- Be a technical lead on the team and act as a subject matter expert for one or more services
- Lead Infrastructure support, including extensive troubleshooting tasks, with responsibilities covering multiple products, features and services
- Lead coding projects primarily in Java, Python and AWS technologies
- Lead software deployment support in staging non-production and production environments
- Lead the development of tools to aid operations and maintenance
- Lead system and support status reporting
- Lead large, cross-functional team projects and resolve complex system issues
- Understand the business impact of system development decisions
- Lead design, code, and procedure review discussions
- Lead discussions related to improving Audible’s infrastructure, operational performance, and stability
- Play a significant role in hiring, mentoring, and training employees
- Demonstrate excellent judgment when making decisions
- Lead pipeline automation and drive it to closure

ABOUT AUDIBLE
Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners’ imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible, supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.

Basic Qualifications

- 3+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience
- 3+ years of programming in Java, C++, Python or related language experience
- 3+ years of experience in automating, deploying, and supporting infrastructure

Preferred Qualifications

- 3+ years of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) experience
- 3+ years of leading large complex programs experience
- 3+ years of experience managing data pipelines

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