Senior Software Engineer
Audiohook · Remote · United States ·
COMPENSATION
$140k – $170k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Senior level role
- Fully remote (US)
- Python + Go + Node.js
- Machine Learning focus
- Monthly travel to Utah
Audiohook seeks a Senior Software Engineer to architect and optimize its advertising service, which handles billions of daily requests. You will leverage machine learning and big data pipelines to drive profitability and efficiency for the core business.
The team operates in a fully remote environment but requires monthly visits to Utah for collaborative work. You will take ownership of product-level architecture while collaborating closely through pair programming and code reviews.
What you'll do
- Build and optimize ad services handling 10B daily requests
- Optimize bidding algorithms via ML models for profitability
- Architect data pipelines for large-scale big data workloads
- Maintain data integrity between data lake and reporting caches
- Reduce data processing costs by 10% within six months
- Deliver 10-12 story points per week consistently
- Present progress and demos in bi-weekly standups
- Participate in live team code reviews regularly
- Lead monthly technical presentations and learning sessions
What you'll need
- Expert mastery of Python, Go, or Node.js required
- Ability to work effectively in Python environments
- Takes ownership of architecture, projects, and tasks
- Collaborative mindset for pairing and whiteboarding
- Comfortable making calculated technical risks
- Understands trade-offs between speed and stability
- Willing to travel to Utah one week per month
- Uses AI agents for coding collaboration and review
Stack
- Python
- Go
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- Iceberge Datalake
- Vue.js
- AWS Lambda
- AWS Firehose
- AWS Glue
- Docker
How you'll work
- Fully remote work environment
- Travel to Utah up to one week monthly
- Flexible working hours implied
- Bi-annual corporate offsites required
What you get
- Competitive salary and equity opportunities
- Performance-based bonuses available
- 401(k) retirement plan included
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Daily lunch stipend provided
- Monthly wifi and cell phone reimbursement
- Annual hardware stipend for equipment
- Flexible paid time off policy