Software Development Manager

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Software Development Manager
- Speech and Language Technologies (Text-to-Speech)
Miejsce pracy: Gdańsk
Region: pomorskie
Numer ref.: 375233

Job Description
The Amazon Speech team is a group of scientists and developers working on audio, speech and natural language solutions that revolutionize how customers interact with Amazons products and services. The teams mission is to push the envelope in Text to Speech (TTS) in order to provide the best possible listening experience for our customers. Products such as Amazon Echo, Amazon Kindle, and Fire TV are illustrative of the user-delighting spoken language solutions Amazon is building.
As a leader of the team you will be responsible for leading the development and launch of core product features. You will have significant influence on our overall strategy by helping define these product features, drive the system architecture, and spearhead the best practices that enable a quality product.
The ideal candidate is clearly passionate about new opportunities and has a demonstrable track record of success in delivering new features and products. A commitment to team work, hustle, and strong communication skills (to both business and technical partners) are absolute requirements. Creating reliable, scalable, and high performance products requires exceptional technical expertise, a sound understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science, and practical experience building low-level solutions. This person has thrived and succeeded in delivering high quality technology products/services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift fast.
Basic Qualifications
BS/MS in Computer Science or related technical discipline
5+ years of industry experience
3+ years of experience in managing software development teams
Programming in C, C++ and/or Python/Perl in Linux environments
Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and opinions
Knowledge of best practices for software construction, planning, operations, and management
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in developing low-level solutions and understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability
Personal interest in language or speech technologies
Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts
Sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills
Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
Demonstrated leadership abilities in an engineering environment in driving operational excellence and best practices
Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment.
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