# Senior Engineering Manager, Data

**Company:** [Mixpanel](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mixpanel)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, Austin, TX
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $279k – $377k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** AI, Distributed Systems, Backend Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Query Engines, Data Storage, Real-Time Streaming, Infrastructure, Product Analytics, Web Applications
**Posted:** 2026-04-14

> Leads engineering teams in the Infrastructure group building high-scale data systems for AI-first product analytics, including data foundation, query engine, storage, and activation. Requires 10+ years engineering experience with 4+ years managing teams and expertise in distributed systems.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Lead and build AI-first product experiences from inception to global scale.
- Lead an engineering team and grow its scope over time.
- Build an exceptional team by hiring well, coaching deeply, and creating a culture where engineers feel ownership and pride in what they ship.
- Shape direction alongside Product, turning big ideas into focused execution and helping teams move fast without losing quality.
- Set the technical bar and protect the system. Depending on level, this may mean hands-on technical leadership or empowering tech leads with clarity and trust.

## Requirements

- 10+ years engineering experience; 4+ years leading engineering teams
- Experience building and running infrastructure supporting real-world, customer-facing web applications.
- Experience building and using AI-powered products in production environments.
- Proven collaboration with product managers and designers on meaningful infrastructure.
- Strong judgment in technical tradeoffs, backed by lessons learned.
- Evidence of leadership through influence, alignment, and growing others.
- Director candidates must have experience managing managers.
- Skilled at navigating ambiguity, making tradeoffs, and bringing clarity to complex org structures
- High level of ownership, accountability, and product intuition

## Compensation

Total target cash compensation (TTCC): $279,000—$377,000 USD

Eligible for equity consideration and benefits including medical, vision, dental insurance, 401(K), wellness benefits.

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