Lead Software Development Engineer - AI​/ML, Text To Speech

Overview

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.

As a Lead Software Development Engineer - AI/ML, it's up to you to design, architect, and implement machine learning solutions that drive transformative technological advancements. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking, capable of translating complex business challenges into scalable, intelligent systems.

Our Text To Speech Team is dedicated to enabling the best Text-to-Speech content for customers globally. We are at the forefront of transformative technological innovation, dedicated to solving complex challenges through intelligent system design. We are a dynamic, collaborative group of technologists who push the boundaries of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and large-scale distributed systems. Our mission is to develop AI solutions that drive technological breakthroughs, deliver measurable business impact, create intelligent systems that learn, adapt, and evolve.

• Design and develop machine learning architectures and intelligent systems
• Create robust, scalable ML infrastructure and pipelines
• Development end-to-end AI solutions addressing complex technical and business challenges
• Architect machine learning models with a focus on performance, scalability, and efficiency
• Conduct advanced research and prototype innovative AI/ML approaches
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align technical solutions with strategic objectives
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical knowledge sharing
• Lead technical design reviews and provide architectural guidance

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.

• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• Experience with Machine Learning and Large Language Model fundamentals, including architecture, training/inference life cycles, and optimization of model execution
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 5+ years of contributing to new and current systems architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) experience