I lead the core engineering group at Audible, an Amazon company. We own the technical direction for the company. That includes the service platform (http://api.audible.com) and things like our multi-tenant globalized web stack and our Android and iOS frameworks. As an example I designed the streaming platform for Audible that's used on the Amazon Echo among other things. I also oversee the architecture group, our hiring process, our engineer mentoring programs, developer onboarding and the occasional Hackathon (http://bit.ly/1NWwabi). In my spare time I run ultra-marathons. I'm an avid technologist with 18+ years of broad experience. I've spent the last 4 years drinking from the firehose at Audible (Amazon) and 8 years prior in the financial sector building teams, designing systems and shipping software. I build software for a living (http://Audible.com) and in my spare time I play with software (https://mygreatlistens.com). Occasionally I build hardware ( http://bit.ly/k0CyTi ). Published author: http://amzn.to/kF6F7k, 3 x Inventor: http://bit.ly/lPraUm and hands on technologist. My team focuses on strategic design, software quality, operational efficiency, client integrations, R&D and the technology roadmap. I'm hiring and interested in meeting curious people I can learn from. Find me on twitter @francisshanahan and let's grab coffee.

VP of Engineering @ From April 2012 to Present (3 years 9 months)

Francis Shanahan is skilled in: C#, Java, Mentoring, Frameworks, User Interface Design, jQuery, HTML5, Digital Identity, Amazon Web Services, Web Development, OAuth, Performance Tuning, Emerging Technologies, Software Project Management, Vendor Management