Senior Software Engineer

📋 Description

• • Audiohook Inc. is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic, fully remote team. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in architecting, developing, and optimizing our high-performance advertising platform. This platform is the engine of our core business, leveraging cutting-edge machine learning and big data technologies to drive significant improvements in profitability, efficiency, and overall scale. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will not just be writing code; you will be shaping the future of our technology, taking ownership of critical components and contributing to strategic technical decisions.
• • Your primary responsibility will be to build and continuously optimize a robust, performance-based advertising service designed to handle an immense scale of 10 billion requests per day. This requires a deep understanding of distributed systems, high-throughput processing, and real-time data handling. You will be at the forefront of developing solutions that can manage this massive volume while maintaining low latency and high availability, ensuring our clients receive seamless and effective advertising delivery.
• • A key objective for this role is to enhance our profitability through intelligent optimization of bidding algorithms. You will leverage machine learning models to achieve a targeted 20% increase in profitability within the first three months of your tenure. This involves not only implementing sophisticated ML solutions but also understanding the business impact and iterating rapidly to achieve measurable results. Your work will directly contribute to the financial success of Audiohook.
• • Architecting and maintaining scalable data pipelines is another critical aspect of this position. You will design and implement data pipelines capable of efficiently processing and managing big data workloads. This includes ensuring data integrity between our data lake and reporting caches, which is vital for accurate analytics and informed decision-making. Your expertise in data engineering will be crucial for maintaining a reliable and performant data infrastructure.
• • Cost optimization is a significant focus. You will be tasked with reducing our data processing costs by 10% within six months of joining. This requires a proactive approach to identifying inefficiencies, exploring cost-effective technologies, and implementing solutions that balance performance with economic viability. Your ability to manage resources effectively will be highly valued.
• • As a senior member of the team, you are expected to be a high-impact individual contributor, consistently delivering approximately 10-12 story points per week. This demonstrates a commitment to productivity and timely delivery of features and improvements. Your ability to manage your workload effectively and contribute significantly to sprint goals will be essential.
• • Collaboration and communication are paramount in our tight-knit, remote environment. You will actively participate in daily stand-up meetings, presenting your progress and demonstrating your work. You will also engage in live team code reviews, providing constructive feedback and learning from your peers. This collaborative spirit extends to leading monthly "Dev Tricks" and "Lunch and Learn" sessions, where you will share your knowledge and expertise with the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
• • We encourage taking ownership and calculated risks. You will be empowered to take ownership over product-level architecture, individual projects, and your personal tasks. This includes understanding and navigating the trade-offs between short-term profitability and long-term system stability, making informed decisions that benefit the company's strategic goals. Your ability to balance these competing priorities will be key to your success.
• • You will also be expected to embrace modern development practices, including the effective use of AI Agents. You should be comfortable leveraging these tools to collaborate on, review, and write code, understanding both their strengths and potential pitfalls. This forward-thinking approach ensures we remain at the cutting edge of software development.
• • This role offers the opportunity to work with a modern tech stack including Python, PostgreSQL, Iceberg Datalake, Vue.js, AWS services (Lambda, Firehose, Glue), and Docker/DevOps container orchestration. Your contributions will directly impact the performance, scalability, and profitability of Audiohook's core advertising platform.