About Audible

Division: IT-Development
Location: Newark, New Jersey

Salary Range: Audible offers a competitive compensation and benefits package

Job Overview:

The Database Software Development Engineer is a hands-on, technical position whose primary responsibility is the design, and implementation of data centric software solutions in a UNIX/Oracle/Java environment. The position requires working closely with Development, Audio Engineering, Metadata, Business Intelligence, Operations, and Finance. This candidate is required to have excellent hands-on abilities with Oracle database server products running on Sun Solaris. The ideal candidate also will have experience with XML, Internet, and Java E-Commerce technologies in a Web Services/SOA environment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must.

Key Accountabilities:

• Development of Oracle stored procedures, packages, and triggers that effectively implement business and application related functions.
• To understand existing applications with an eye towards making optimizations and enhancements.
• Develop both Relational and XML Data Models and data access layers that implement business requirements, and allow for future flexibility and enhancements.
• Adhere to excellent software design principles based on encapsulation and information hiding.

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• Evidence of having successfully transformed business requirements into data centric applications which include Oracle stored procedures, packages, and triggers as part of the eventual solution.
• Evidence of having developed Data Models and data access layers that capture business requirements and relationships using both ER Modeling and XML DTD/Schema.
• Evidence of detecting performance bottlenecks and debugging applications and the eventual recommendations and implementation of solutions to correct these flaws.
• In-depth understanding of best-of-breed and emerging data technologies, standards, best practices, and their commercial application.
• Excellent verbal and written skills and ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
• Have demonstrated a propensity to ‘think outside the box’, ask the right questions, and implement critical thinking when analyzing requirements, design, and implementation.
• 5 years of Oracle Database development experience.
• Extensive knowledge of Oracle SQL and PL/SQL. Experience in designing and optimizing Oracle stored procedures, packages, and triggers.
• Experience in tuning SQL statements, using Oracle Explain Plan or other relevant tool.
• Experience with Relational data modeling and XML DTD/Schema design. Experience implementing data access layers in a Web Services/SOA environment.
• Solid experience with E-Commerce applications and Internet/Java technologies.
• BS required. Further relevant business education a plus.