Software Engineering Manager - Image and Data Compression Libraries

Description

The company is hiring a software engineering manager to lead teams building libraries for image and data compression.

The company works on AI and deep learning, with applications ranging from image classification to natural language processing. The software you help build is used by millions of people worldwide.

You will work alongside creative, self-directed engineers on projects that stretch what is currently possible.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of skilled engineers developing accelerated image and data processing solutions.
• Guide your team through projects that serve both internal and external customers.
• Maintain a project roadmap that fits the company's ambitious goals and customer expectations.
• Set project goals and scope, then make sure the work gets executed and delivered.
• Build an inclusive, collaborative culture that encourages new ideas.

Requirements

• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, artificial intelligence, applied math, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience, including 3+ years managing teams, with strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• A track record designing and testing large-scale software, with concrete examples from your career.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python.
• Strong communication skills to work directly and effectively with the open source community.
• Experience with parallel programming and performance optimization on modern computer architectures, such as CUDA, MPI, NVSHMEM, NCCL, AVX, and similar.
• Way to stand out: hands-on experience with image processing concepts and algorithms, such as geometry transformations, filtering, morphological operations, and color models.
• Way to stand out: knowledge of image and data compression formats and algorithms, such as JPEG, TIFF, PNG, deflate, Zstd, and ANS.
• Way to stand out: experience working with distributed teams across different locations, coordinating effectively among them.

Conditions

Hybrid work model.

Base salary of 200,000 USD to 322,000 USD, determined by location, experience, and other objective job-related factors.

Applications accepted at least until November 3, 2026.

This is an existing vacancy.

The company uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic.