Director, Software Development, Player Team - Newark, United States - Audible

Audible

Verified Company

Newark, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

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 Director, Software Development who will manage and grow one or more engineering teams under Audible's Playback team which owns the core playback logic end-to-end.

All our services, systems and players are invoked each time customers click play (or download a title) to enjoy the best playback experience.

Specifically, Playback org owns 1) Core playback logic on players such as Android, iOS and Web, 2) Playback services related to content delivery infrastructure, security & digital rights management, and 3) Playback metrics, insights and platform, obsessing over the core playback metrics and trends that represent the health of Audible Playback and delivery.

Achieving this vision means continuously innovating, enhancing the tools and strengthening our development process, how we work and leveraging new technologies to deliver services.

We need your help to develop and deliver on this global vision.

As a Director, Software Development, you will...

Manage 12 scrums teams in Players and insights space
Lead crossfunctional project delivery across Audible and Amazon teams
Promote development and operational excellence for our flagship solutions
Mentor and support highperforming engineers, fostering their growth and expertise
Collaborate with diverse teams to create innovative software that captivates our community and motivates our colleagues
Handle all aspects of software development, including operational metrics and support for your team's software
Drive continuous improvement of delivery performance and quality in an agile environment

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.

Our Hub+Home hybrid workplace model gives employees the flexibility between gathering in a common office space (work from hub) and remote work (work from home).

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Newark, NJ, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

7+ years of experience working directly within engineering teams
Experience partnering with product OR program management teams
5+ years of people management experience, managing engineers
5+ years of experience architecting and designing (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
Experience leading full stack development web teams
3+ years' experience managing agile software projects across multiple and geographically distributed teams

Preferred Qualifications

Expertise in a variety of web and SOA distributed technologies and platforms such as Java/J2EE
Experience implementing solutions leveraging AWS capabilities
Experience leveraging machine learning models to deliver insights and enrich customer experiences
Actionoriented strategic thinker
Be able to thrive in an ambiguous environment where change is the only constant
Detail oriented to ensure that project success
Strong verbal and communication skills
Strong analytical skills and an out of the box thinker
Selfstarter with the ability to multitask 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
Delivers with little guidance
Strong mentor of peers and subordinates