At audible, we believe stories have the power totransform lives.
it's why we work with some of the world's leadingcreators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millionsof global listeners.
we are dreamers and inventors who come from awide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspireeach other.
imagine your future with us.about this rolethisopportunity is for a director, software development who will manageand grow an engineering team for audible's marketing technology(martech) group.
it's up to you to define, design and refine thetech that keeps us one step ahead of listeners.
anticipate.innovate.
bring challenging ideas and we'll support you with thelatest tech, tools and systems that you need to succeed.
you'lldrive the team forward, guiding them over every obstacle andleading the way to develop exciting, original and effectivesolutions.
leading the way, you'll bring our team together to buildand maintain our platform to bring thousands of stories to millionsof listeners and unleash the power of the human voice.about theteamjoining our team provides the unique challenge and opportunityto deliver software that benefits many customers around the world.the martech team's mission is to develop systems and tools thatenable marketers to provide customers multi-touch, personalized andtimely messages that enhance the experience of using our services.customer journey automation and real-time targeting are examples ofsystems that the team works on.
one key initiative is thedevelopment of advanced marketing automation and efficiency toolspowered by the latest ai and machine learning capabilities.
theteam is constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible inmarketing technology, creating innovative solutions that empowerour marketers to be more effective and efficient.as a director,software development, you will… - lead the delivery of largecross-functional projects, spanning teams and divisions withinaudible and amazon- collaborate to define core business objectives,ensuring efficient utilization of company resources for the bestproduct, program, or project outcomes- manage multiple projectsfrom concept to launch, working with cross-functional teamsincluding technology, business, and operations, even when facedwith conflicting priorities- contribute to the definition oftechnical architectures- demonstrate technical expertise, attentionto detail, and proactivity in identifying and resolving issues-maintain consistent and transparent communication of project risks,progress, launches, and retrospectives to all stakeholders andteams- continuously strive to improve project executionperformance, setting new benchmarks using objective metrics-actively mentor and develop junior team members, enhancing theirskills, knowledge of our systems, and ability to achieveresultsabout audibleaudible is the leading producer and provider ofaudio storytelling.
we spark listeners' imaginations, offeringimmersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight toenrich our customers daily lives.
we are a global company with anentrepreneurial spirit.
we are dreamers and inventors who arepassionate about the positive impact audible can make for ourcustomers and our neighbors.
this spirit courses throughoutaudible, supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built onour people principles and our mission to build more equitablecommunities in the cities we call home.a day in the life basicqualifications- experience leading software development teams- 7+years experience of software development and deployment ofdistributed multi-tier applications- 3+ years experience managingagile software projects across multiple and geographicallydistributed teams- experience delivering complex technical projectsthrough effective team leadership- bachelor's degree in computerscience, engineering or related field- business fluency in writtenand verbal english preferred qualifications- content managementsystem (cms) expertise: in-depth knowledge and experience buildingproprietary cms platforms.
this includes understanding the cmsarchitecture, plugin/module development, theming, andcustomization.- expertise in building agentic ai workflows thatempower users through adaptive, contextualized, and personalizedinteractions- knowledge of natural language processing, knowledgerepresentation, and multi-modal reasoning to enable human-likecommunication and task completion- familiarity with reinforcementlearning, meta-learning, and other advanced ai techniques to createcontinuously improving agentic ai systems- ability to translatebusiness requirements into functional ai-powered solutions thatenhance the customer experience.
and to influence the decisionmaking through sound explanations understandable by a variety ofaudiences- demonstrated expertise in a variety of technologies andplatforms such as web(html+css+react), java/j2ee- demonstratedexperience implementing solutions leveraging aws capabilities-experience leveraging machine learning models to deliver insightsand enrich customer experiences- be able to thrive in an ambiguousenvironment where change is the only constant- strong verbal andcommunication skills- strong analytical skills and anout-of-the-box thinker- self-starter with the ability to multi-taskand work in a very fast paced environment- track record of definingand delivering cross functional solutions that are innovative andextensible- results oriented and with a strong customer focus-highly autonomous- strong mentor of peers and subordinatesourinclusive culture empowers amazonians to deliver the best resultsfor our customers.
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