Amazon Software Development Engineer – Data Capture 

United States, New Jersey, Newark 

927483840

ABOUT THIS ROLE
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. 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 YOU
As a Software Development Engineer, you will...
- Design, develop, and maintain systems to collect near real-time data across Audible’s surfaces and services, primarily using Java and AWS technologies
- Utilize technology to tackle challenging problems and deliver high-quality code on schedule
- Independently clarify technical requirements, assess development estimates, and employ diverse design approaches
ABOUT AUDIBLE

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Programming experience with one or more modern language (e.g., Java, C++, C#), including object-oriented design
- 1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current system
- Experience writing clear, maintainable and extensible code

- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to independently navigate highly complex and ambiguous situations
- Prior use of AWS technologies at scale in a production environment
- Prior experience with data instrumentation, knowledge of core data and database design
- Prior experience in the marketing technology domain such as designing/implementing integrations with customer data platforms, Adobe product suite, or homegrown MarTech solutions
- Familiarity with big data technologies (Spark, Hive, Hadoop, etc.)
- Willingness to learn, be open minded to new ideas and different opinions yet knowing when to stop, analyze, and reach a decision
- Full-stack development experience (web + services)
- Experience building and delivering software systems to internal or external customers
- 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