Lead and develop a team of software engineers, providing regular coaching, actionable feedback, and support for their career growth

Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to translate product priorities and longer-term goals into clear, achievable plans for the team

Own the team’s execution and delivery, establishing priorities, breaking larger initiatives into manageable work, and maintaining a sustainable development cadence

Create clarity for the team by resolving ambiguity, removing blockers, managing competing priorities, and protecting engineers from unnecessary organizational churn and distractions

Maintain a strong technical understanding of the team’s systems and provide guidance on architecture, design, implementation, and technical tradeoffs

Foster a high bar for engineering quality through thoughtful design discussions, code reviews, testing, operational readiness, and continuous improvement

Ensure the team is prepared to respond effectively to production incidents, providing leadership and coordination during incidents and driving meaningful follow-up afterward

Build an environment where engineers take ownership, collaborate effectively, learn from one another, and feel comfortable raising concerns and challenging assumptions

Collaborate across Product Engineering and with partners throughout the company to coordinate dependencies, resolve issues, and deliver shared initiatives

Recruit and hire talented engineers, actively participate in the interview process, and build an effective onboarding experience for new team members

Identify opportunities to improve the team’s systems, processes, and ways of working, and help turn those opportunities into meaningful change

Model thoughtful use of AI-assisted development tools and help engineers incorporate AI effectively throughout design, research, implementation, testing, debugging, and code review

Software Engineering Manager

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