
Software Development Engineer, Audible AI Voice Production
Cambridge, MAJob$111–160K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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Audible’s Software Development Engineer builds and maintains software for its audiobook platform, supporting audio storytelling for millions of listeners. The role involves developing and testing software components, resolving defects, writing scalable code, and collaborating with stakeholders to launch customer-focused software. Engineers also apply computer science principles to moderate-scale problems, improve operational excellence, manage data according to company policies, and participate in interviews and mentorship.
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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
As a 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. We pride ourselves on our ability to imagine and invent solutions to problems of the future. You’ll be essential in this forward-thinking approach to development. Together with the team, you’ll build and maintain our platform to bring thousands of stories to millions of listeners and unleash the power of the human voice.
ABOUT YOU
If you’re a dedicated problem solver, this is the role for you. Identifying and overcoming challenges is at the heart of everything you do; whether it’s looking ahead to our listeners problems, or analyzing every inefficiency, you thrive when you strive for perfection. We look for people who take responsibility, who feel the pride in a job well done and see every failure as an opportunity to learn. With a knowledgeable team around you, and opportunities to challenge yourself, it’s a perfect environment to develop and apply your new skills.
As a Software Development Engineer, you will...
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Develop, test, and maintain software components and applications for the world's largest audiobook creator and provider
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Identify and resolve software defects through code review, log analysis, metrics examination, debugging, and other troubleshooting methods
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Write maintainable and scalable code for software components as part of an agile engineering team
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Collaborate with stakeholders to envision, design, develop, test, and launch customer-centric software that inspires and impacts users
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Apply computer science, engineering, and analysis principles to solve moderate-scale problems
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Continuously enhance testability, operational excellence (OE), and documentation for owned software components
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Handle data classification, storage, and management in accordance with company policies
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Participate in the interview process and provide mentorship to fellow engineers
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.
Basic Qualifications
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1+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
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Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
USA, MA, Cambridge - 110,500.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
How this job compares
Set against the 1,432 open Software Development Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$111–160K/yr
- Massachusetts median$144–194K/yr46 salary ranges
- US median$144–194K/yr1,320 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $135K, is 20% below the Massachusetts median midpoint ($169K) — in the middle half of Software Development Engineer salary ranges in Massachusetts.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 48 open Software Development Engineer jobs in Massachusetts and 1,432 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Massachusetts
- Amazon (this employer)37 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Software Development Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,300 postings).
- Education
- 638 of the 1,432 open Software Development Engineer jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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