About the Role

This role is a Software Development Manager position for the Alexa AI Natural Language Understanding team in Italy. The manager will lead a team building scalable machine learning tools and language solutions for Amazon Alexa, working on pioneering ML applications and distributed systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Hire and develop a team of engineers, growing their careers
• Set vision and create product roadmaps for the team
• Use project management skills to balance long and short-term goals
• Contribute to architecture and design discussions, keeping technical skills current
• Drive continual improvements in team processes and mechanisms

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• 7+ years of experience working directly with engineering teams
• 3+ years of people management experience managing engineers
• Experience building highly-scalable distributed systems
• Experience delivering software projects using Agile/Scrum methodologies

Nice to Have:

• Experience working on natural language processing or machine learning based systems
• Experience designing, developing, and deploying scalable solutions using Amazon Web Services (AWS)