Manager, Software Dev

The Audible on Alexa team owns the full experience of audiobooks on Alexa devices.

The ability to control your experience using your voice has been a game-changer for our customers and our team.

We strive to create an engaging and natural first-class voice experience on Alexa devices.

You will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work at the intersection of Alexa and Audible technologies, building and enhancing Alexas capabilities as a knowledgeable, helpful, and trustworthy assistant.

Along the way, you’ll learn a lot, have fun, and make a positive impact on millions of people.

As a Software Development Manager, you will oversee development efforts and architectural designs, drive project vision, be an accountable product owner for development projects, and hire and develop engineering talent.

In this role, you will lead a team to design, develop, test, and deploy massively scalable services.

You will work closely with product managers, engineering leaders, and leadership across the company to develop a roadmap and feature set to deliver the best possible customer experience.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
· Own the complete software development lifecycle; defining, prioritizing, designing, and leading implementation and testing of new features within a fast paced, Agile environment.

· Define, manage and improve the software and product development processes by working closely with high-performance engineers.

· Manage the day-to-day activities of the engineering team and ensure project plans and delivery commitments are met.

· Architect and develop the innovative technical design and implementation approach with the overall product line goals and objectives in mind.

· Own team’s operational excellence, including creation of and monitoring of metrics and alarms in a continuous process improvement environment.

· Manage department resources, staffing, mentoring, and enhancing to maintain a best-in-class engineering team.

Hold regular 1:1s with the team.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
· Own the complete software development lifecycle; defining, prioritizing, designing, and leading implementation and testing of new features within a fast paced, Agile environment.

· Define, manage and improve the software and product development processes by working closely with high-performance engineers.

· Manage the day-to-day activities of the engineering team and ensure project plans and delivery commitments are met.

· Architect and develop the innovative technical design and implementation approach with the overall product line goals and objectives in mindOwn team’s operational excellence, including creation of and monitoring of metrics and alarms in a continuous process improvement environment.

· Manage department resources, staffing, mentoring, and enhancing to maintain a best-in-class engineering team.

Hold regular 1:1s with the team.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
· Prior experience as a software engineer, subject matter expert, and strategic influencer on the direction of the product design and development.

· Experienced with building and architecting on AWS.

ABOUT AUDIBLE Audible, Inc.

is the world’s largest seller and producer of spoken audio entertainment, information and educational programming.

Since inventing and commercializing the first portable digital audio player in 1997, our focus on technological innovation and superior programming has earned us millions of subscribers around the world.

We’re an Amazon subsidiary with a presence on four different continents, yet we maintain a startup vibe and small company feel.

We offer more than 475,000 downloadable audiobooks, audio editions of periodicals, and other programs, and an escalating array of listening products that enrich daily life for a growing population of people who want to be more productive, well-informed, and thoughtfully entertained.

Audible is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Audible is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.