Broken Culture - Software Development Engineer Audible Employee Review

2.0
30 Aug 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free lunch, snacks, drinks, etc. Great people to work with (at the 'grunt' level). "Amazon Subsidiary" on your resume.

Cons

Broken culture stemming from incompetence at the top levels. 8 managers in less than 3 years. Departments at war with each other. Managers fighting each other because of resource shortages. A complete lack of clear vision to align people on. VPs who are trying to help manage people they've never actually met or talked to. No communication going up the chain, but lots of orders coming down. "Always just barely shipping" culture of quality.

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5.0
10 Jun 2026
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Pros

Audible is an Amazon company. I think as a whole, this company attracts people who are kind and fun spirited. Good product.

Cons

Disorganisation. Commute can be hard.

3.0
11 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Lots of great collaboration, get to work with a lot of smart people from different backgrounds and Audible/Amazon offers lots of trainings/workshops for new technology. There is always something you can learn!

Cons

Communication needs improvement, lack of career roadmap/leveling for contractors and several recent layoffs (these are specific to contractors)

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