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PolyAI automates customer service through lifelike voice assistants. As part of the project team, you will take a lead role in developing real-world systems for our customers that take 1000s of calls every single day. You will work closely with Project Managers, Forward Deployed Engineers and Dialogue Designers to build out and maintain highly specialised software that delights our clients and their customers. As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for managing reports and projects to ensure the proposed plan abides by the timeline, team capacity, budget, and scope. This role involves both technical expertise, project management, and people management skills.
Job Responsibility:
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team focused on delivering voice AI solutions
Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the engineering department
Set clear objectives, monitor performance, and provide constructive feedback to drive professional growth
Encourage technical excellence by promoting best practices, knowledge sharing, and cutting-edge AI methodologies
Establish and maintain engineering processes and standards to ensure consistent, high-quality results across all projects
Provide hands-on technical leadership, guiding engineers through complex AI challenges, from model development to system integration
Requirements:
BS degree in Engineering / Science or a related technical field involving coding, or equivalent industry experience
Experience with agile project management, such as scrum, kanban, post-mortems etc
2+ years of software engineering manager experience
Experience with algorithms, data structures, complexity analysis, and software design
Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python or Go
Working proficiency in verbal and written English
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
Nice to have:
2+ years of experience in technical project management, preferably in a related industry
Knowledge of REST APIs and associated technologies such as OAuth2.0
Willing to get hands-on solving problems to help the team and project move forward
A proactive collaborator with experience in interacting with different teams of varying complexity
Experience / Knowledge of deployment AI products or solutions at scale
Knowledge of telephony protocols such as SIP, or knowledge of associated networking protocols like TLS
Understanding of the software deployment cycle, including local deployments, testing, code reviews etc
Experience with Go programming language
What we offer:
Participation in the company’s employee share options plan
Tenure-Based PTO: 25 holidays when you join, gaining an additional 1 day after 2 years of service, then 1 day each year until capped at 32 holidays
Flexible working from home policy
Work from outside of the UK for up to 6 months each year
TELUS Health EAP 24/7 - confidential, judgment-free support for any work, health, or life challenge
Enhanced parental leave
Bike2Work scheme
Annual learning and development allowance
One-off WFH allowance when you join
Company-funded fertility and family-forming programmes
Menopause care programme with Maven
Private healthcare and dental cover, discounts on gym members and relaxation apps, and access to a range of mental health programs
Sabbatical Program: 5-week paid sabbatical available after 5 years of employment