Software Development Engineer, Android

About the position

As a Software Development Engineer within the Audible Android team, you can help

us innovate, develop, and deliver continued expansion of this much-loved

product. If you have an interest in working on an application that reaches

millions of loyal customers on a daily bases, then the Android Apps team at

Audible might be for you.

As a 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. We pride ourselves on our ability to imagine and

invent solutions to problems of the future. You’ll be essential in this

forward-thinking approach to development. Together with the team, you’ll build

and maintain our platform to bring thousands of stories to millions of listeners

and unleash the power of the human voice.

If you’re a dedicated problem solver, this is the role for you. Identifying and

overcoming challenges is at the heart of everything you do; whether it’s looking

ahead to our listeners problems, or analyzing every inefficiency, you thrive

when you strive for perfection. We look for people who take responsibility, who

feel the pride in a job well done and see every failure as an opportunity to

learn. With a knowledgeable team around you, and opportunities to challenge

yourself, it’s a perfect environment to develop and apply your new skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain software components and applications for the

world's largest audiobook creator and provider

• Identify and resolve software defects through code review, log analysis,

metrics examination, debugging, and other troubleshooting methods

• Write maintainable and scalable code for software components as part of an

agile engineering team

• Collaborate with stakeholders to envision, design, develop, test, and launch

customer-centric software that inspires and impacts users

• Apply computer science, engineering, and analysis principles to solve

moderate-scale problems

• Continuously enhance testability, operational excellence (OE), and

documentation for owned software components

• Handle data classification, storage, and management in accordance with company

policies

• Participate in the interview process and provide mentorship to fellow

engineers

Requirements

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ 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 a closely related field

Nice-to-haves

• Experience developing mobile apps for Android or other

platforms

• Experience designing mobile web or on-device mobile applications

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave