Software Development Manager – Search Engineering

Drive Coveo towards innovation and relevance!

Are you passionate about artificial intelligence, information retrieval, and software development? Then this role is for you! As a Software Development Manager in the Query Execution team, you will lead cutting-edge initiatives to enhance the speed, relevance, and scalability of our search engine.

At Coveo, we push the boundaries of search and AI to transform the digital experience for leading enterprises. Your leadership will be key to fostering innovation, encouraging experimentation, and guiding a talented team toward technical excellence.

Here is what makes this opportunity exciting:

This is both a strategic and technical role. Your mission? Keep Coveo at the forefront of search technology by leveraging advancements in AI, machine learning, and query execution. You’ll cultivate a culture of innovation by challenging conventional methods, testing new approaches, and delivering concrete solutions that enhance the user experience.

Here is a glimpse at your responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of senior developers (8 to 12 people), creating a collaborative and stimulating work environment.
• Work closely with your director and other team leads to ensure the right people are using the right processes to build the right technology.
• Oversee the development cycle of new features, from planning to production, ensuring alignment with Coveo’s strategy.
• Collaborate with product, data science, and design teams to create data-driven, intuitive solutions that meet user needs.
• Optimize and maintain existing systems by actively managing technical debt and anticipating future requirements.
• Drive technical excellence and innovation by integrating best development practices and exploring emerging trends in AI and information retrieval.

Here is what will qualify you for the role:

• 8 to 10 years of professional experience in software development, including 3 to 5 years managing high-performing teams, ideally in a SaaS environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• A proactive, solution-driven mindset that allows you to identify opportunities for change and turn them into reality.

Here is what would make you stand out:

• Experience managing distributed development teams across multiple time zones.
• Expertise in large-scale systems capable of processing high data volumes with performance and reliability.
• Deep knowledge of information retrieval, including ranking algorithms and query optimization.
• Strong technical background with expertise in cloud technologies (AWS, Kubernetes) and programming languages such as Java, C++, and Python.

Do you think you can bring this role to life? 

You don’t need to check every single box; passion goes a long way and we appreciate that skillsets are transferable. Send us your application, we want to get to know you! 

Join the Coveolife! 

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of, for example, age, gender, disability, gaps in CV, national or ethnic background. We know that applying for a new role is a lot of work and we really appreciate your time.

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