Engineering Director Dragon TV
Nuance - Montréal, QC
Responsibilities:
Sr. Engineering Manager, Dragon TV
Manage a small dedicated team of embedded and server software developers
Lead a large cross-functional team of dotted line resources
Own end to end software delivery, with matrixed quality assurance and documentation resources dotted line
Work closely with the Quality Assurance Director to track all test activities related to the above
Work closely with developers and researchers to innovate, evolve the product architecture and maintain Nuance’s technical leadership in the market
Coordinate troubleshooting efforts in the hosted operations environment, possibly during off hours.
Take on people management duties for direct reports
Take on project management duties as appropriate.
Provide regular reports and status updates to upper management
Coordinate activities across a multi-site team, located in Canada, the US and Europe
Travel to customer premise when needed
Work closely with product management to establish the product vision Qualifications:
Number of Years of Work Experience: 10

Required Skills:
5+ years of engineering management experience
3+ years programming experience in Java and/or C/C++
Exposure to TV or related industries, e.g. gaming.
Hands on experience driving software architecture definition
Hands on experience managing customer and/or hosted operations support activities.
Direct exposure to distributed client/server software architectures.
Effective communication and negotiation skills, applied to working with, and ideally leading a multi-site team
Since Nuance is a US based company, fluency in both written and spoken English is a must

Preferred Skills:
Strong Mobile industry experience, working with OEMs and/or carriers and common Mobile operating systems (e.g. Android, iOS, embedded Linux)
Speech recognition/processing experience
Familiarity with agile development methodologies

Education: Bachelor or Graduate University degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

We offer a competitive compensation package; including stock options, employee stock purchase plan, 401(k), full health and welfare benefits and a casual yet technically challenging work environment. Join our dynamic, entrepreneurial team and become part of our fast growing track of continuing success. Nuance is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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