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Sr Director, Software Development
Amazon
New York, NY, United States
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DESCRIPTION
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 three different continents, yet we maintain a startup vibe and small company feel. We offer more than 300,000 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
Responsibilities:
• You will play a leading role in managing the delivery of large cross functional projects spanning teams and divisions in Audible and outside of Audible (Amazon teams).
• You will collaborate to define core business objectives in order to deliver the best product, program or project with the most efficient use of company resources.
• Work with cross functional teams – technology, business and operations to manage multiple projects that have conflicting needs / priorities, from concept to launch.
• You will collaborate to define the technical architecture of solutions for mobile devices.
• Work with technical astuteness, be detailed oriented and proactive in seeking opens in the projects and drive subsequent closure.
• Communicate project risks, progress, launches and retrospectives across all stakeholders and teams – consistently and transparently.
• Strive constantly to improve and establish a new bar in performance (using objective metrics) in project execution.
• You actively mentor more junior members of the team, improving their skills, their knowledge of our systems, and their ability to get things done.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 9+ years experience of software development and deployment of distributed multi-tier applications.
• 4+ years experience managing agile software projects across multiple and geographically distributed teams.
• Be able to thrive in an ambiguous environment - where change is the only constant.
• Detailed oriented to ensure that project success is paramount.
• 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
• Be able to disagree, yet align, when dealing with different stakeholders.
• Results oriented and with a strong customer focus.
• Prior experience in building service oriented (SOA) distributed systems
• Prior experience in building web based systems using Java/J2EE, Apache Tomcat.
• Experience building mobile device software and/or applications is highly preferred.
• Adept at usage of various tools such as Microsoft Project
Benefits:
We have a comprehensive benefits package but here are some of the fun perks:
• Free catered lunch daily, breakfast on Mondays, all the snacks you can eat and Happy Hour on a Friday
• Free onsite gym and 25% fitness reimbursement
• Ruthless ping-pong tournaments and seasonal sports clubs - volleyball, basketball, soccer, etc.
• Endless company sponsored events
• Transit reimbursement, paid parking and shuttle service
• Tuition assistance
• Annual Amazon discount
• Access to Amazon Web Services and much more..
As part of our dedication to working, playing, and serving as a key catalyst in Newark, New Jersey’s exciting urban comeback story, Audible employees can have distinctive experiences on company time mentoring our Newark-based Audible interns and Audible Scholars, working with students with reading fluency in the community, and helping the tech start-ups incubating in Newark Venture Partners’ 25,000 square foot ultra-high bandwidth accelerator just an elevator ride away in a building we share with Rutgers University School of Business.
Audible is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer-Minority/ Female/ Disability/ Vet