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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - Natural Language Understanding (German) - **Company:** SoundHound Inc. - **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Client Server Models, Linux, Software Engineering, Web Crawlers, Scripting, Information Technology, Natural Language Understanding, Web Api - **Published:** August 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.wayup.com/i-j-soundhound-008579338304866/ ## About the Role At SoundHound we value creativity, innovation, hard work, open communication and fast iteration, which allow us to act on valuable feedback from employees and users alike. SoundHound's culture is one of impromptu coffee breaks, less-impromptu fitness sessions, group lunches, and weekly happy hours., + You are excited about being one of the first people to become proficient in a new programming paradigm. + Your dream job involves building/owning the systems that improve the lives of millions of users every day. + You view coding as an art form, and your love of coding is second only to your love of deprecating even more code. + You notice opportunities to improve the end user experience and are proactive about getting the details right. + You are a fast learner with strong software development skills, enabling you to meet aggressive deadlines while producing scalable and maintainable systems. REQUIREMENTS: + Significant industry experience as coder/architect + Strong German language communication skills + Proficient in C/C++ and at least one scripting language + Excellent algorithms skills, and ability to write efficient code + Experience with data conditioning and relevance algorithms + Experience manipulating and managing large amounts of data + Comfortable working in Linux environment + BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent NICE TO HAVES: + Experience working with third-party APIs or datasets + Experience working in a client-server Agile development environment. + Familiarity with web crawling and related concepts + Familiarity with text search and related systems ## Description SoundHound is creating and productizing transformative technologies that improve life. Join us. After amassing a global user community well over 300 million strong, a large portfolio of core technologies and award winning products....we're just getting started., In this role, you will be a key member of the team extending our core NLU technologies to German. See these examples of our technology is capable of in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUbK1yeYzAI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ONXea0mXg You will be learning and using the most advanced technologies in the fields of Natural Language Understanding, Speech, Search, and AI, all built in-house here at SoundHound over the past 10 years. We've worked hard to build a platform that enables individual developers to implement deep natural language user experiences very rapidly, often within days. Your job will be to help us apply that platform to German-specific use cases. 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