Software Engineering Manager, Growth & Experimentation

Responsibilities

• Own the technical strategy and execution for the team, driving projects from initial idea formulation and detailed system design to high-quality implementation and successful deployment.
• Provide deep technical oversight by actively participating in design reviews, architecture discussions, and drilling into complex system implementations to ensure reliability and scalability.
• Serve as a key technical contributor and subject matter expert, setting the bar for engineering excellence and coding best practices within the team.
• Mentor and coach engineers on complex technical challenges and career development.
• Grow a strong, diverse team through proactive hiring.
• Define team plans and deliverables while remaining accountable for the platform's availability, maintainability, and performance.
• Collaborate closely with the Product Management team to translate user needs and product requirements into clear technical roadmaps.
• Lead the improvement of our engineering processes, tooling, and standards, focusing on efficiency and velocity.
• Partner effectively with other engineering and cross-functional teams to ensure smooth integration and influence the direction of the broader platform.

Requirements

• 9+ years of experience in designing and building large-scale user-facing systems in production.
• 3+ years of experience in managing and leading teams building lean mission-critical, highly concurrent, high-throughput, low-latency systems that power user interfaces.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Strong hands-on skills with the ability to drill deep into complex system design and implementation on a routine basis.
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent experience.

Nice-to-Haves

• Extensive and strong development experience in cloud environments, such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.