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

This opportunity is for a Software Development Manager who will manage and grow one or more engineering teams for Audible’s Digital Asset Management (ADAM) group. 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 Audible Digital Asset Management (ADAM) team is responsible for the critical infrastructure that powers the encoding and publishing of audio, image, and other assets that bring audiobooks to life. Our team manages the complex process of receiving and processing assets from publishers through various channels, utilizing automated workflows to ensure efficiency and quality. We develop and maintain systems for automated issue detection, e-book and audiobook synchronization, audio encoding, and more – all while also providing essential tooling support for the Audio Production team. ADAM plays a crucial role in publishing encoded audio, assets, and metadata to various marketplaces, enabling consumption across supported audio players. By joining our team, you'll contribute to the technological backbone that delivers engaging audio content to millions of listeners worldwide.

As a Software Development Manager you will…

• Lead the delivery of large cross-functional projects, spanning teams and divisions within Audible and Amazon

• Collaborate to define core business objectives, ensuring efficient utilization of company resources for the best product, program, or project outcomes

• Manage multiple projects from concept to launch, working with cross-functional teams including technology, business, and operations, even when faced with conflicting priorities

• Contribute to the definition of technical architectures

• Demonstrate technical expertise, attention to detail, and proactivity in identifying and resolving issues

• Maintain consistent and transparent communication of project risks, progress, launches, and retrospectives to all stakeholders and teams

• Continuously strive to improve project execution performance, setting new benchmarks using objective metrics

• Actively mentor and develop junior team members, enhancing their skills, knowledge of our systems, and ability to achieve results

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.

A day in the life

Basic Qualifications

• Experience leading software development teams

• 5+ years experience of software development and deployment of distributed multi-tier applications

• 3+ years experience managing agile software projects across multiple and geographically distributed teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in a variety of web and SOA distributed technologies and platforms such as Java/J2EE

• Demonstrated experience implementing solutions leveraging AWS capabilities

• Past experience leveraging machine learning models to deliver insights and enrich customer experiences

• Action-oriented strategic thinker

• Be able to thrive in an ambiguous environment - where change is the only constant

• Detailed oriented to ensure that project success

• Strong verbal and communication skills

• Strong analytical skills and an out of the box thinker

• Self-starter with the ability to multi-task and work in a very fast paced environment

• Track record of defining and delivering cross functional solutions that are innovative and extensible

• Be able to disagree, yet align, when dealing with different stakeholders

• Results oriented and with a strong customer focus

• Highly autonomous

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