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
As a Lead 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. In this role, you will lead a team to design, develop, test, and deploy capabilities that secure our products, fight fraud, ensure privacy compliance and help other developers and security professionals to do the same. 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 team is located across Audible's Newark hub. We champion security by design and adopt, integrate and build the tools and capabilities which shift security left across the development team - making it easy for developers to do things right and hard for them to do them wrong. We deliver capabilities which improve the effectiveness and efficiency of those at Audible who provide cyber defense and fight fraud. We support the continuous enhancement of capabilities which secure the Audible product. We express our Customer Obsession by keeping the Audible experience a safe and trustworthy place for creators to share stories with listeners who love them.

True to Audible's People Principles, we are committed to the success of our people and supporting the communities in which we work. Our leadership team is dedicated to mentoring and coaching to help each individual identify their career goals, flourish, and achieve their potential. Our environment encourages everyone to participate. Our diverse team depends on differing backgrounds and perspectives to foster robust conversations that lead us to the right solutions for our customers.

ABOUT YOU
You're in your element when you're being challenged, and you're always eager to share your ideas, take on responsibility and keep developing at an exciting pace. We look for people who show initiative, set their standards high and see every failure as an opportunity to learn. You're looking for an environment where you can thrive and help your team reach their potential. With opportunities to challenge yourself and lead a talented team to success, you'll find what you're looking for at Audible.

As a Lead Software Development Engineer, you will...
- Gather and analyze business and functional requirements, and translate business requirements into technical design specifications
- Write high-quality, efficient, testable code and recommend improvements in development, maintenance, and system standards, and contribute to software documentation
- Independently lead complex technical initiatives within your team
- Help drive the architecture and technology choices that enable an elegant and practical code
- Mentor and lead developers by cultivating curiosity and deep technical understanding
- Have a strong technical ability, great communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a fast paced 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. 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.

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