Engineering Manager, Agent

4 months ago
Full-time
Senior
Software Development
Descript

Descript

Descript: All-in-one video & podcast editing with AI technology for effortless content creation.

Internet Software & Services
51-250
Founded 2017
$100M raised

Description

  • Manage a team of 5-6 software engineers and drive day-to-day execution.
  • Set team direction by connecting customer needs, product vision, and technical constraints.
  • Partner closely with Product, Design, AI Research, and other engineering stakeholders to deliver results.
  • Own planning, prioritization, alignment, and follow-through to maximize outcomes.
  • Recruit, mentor, and grow engineers while fostering a high-performing team culture.
  • Provide clear feedback, create growth opportunities, and address underperformance early.
  • Drive operational excellence through predictable, reliable, and sustainable engineering processes.
  • Guide architectural decisions and maintain a high technical bar for quality and reliability.
  • Improve the agent product experience, including workflows such as chat history and prompt/template tuning.
  • Lead experimentation and quality improvements across routing, pricing, harness design, tool design, token optimization, and evals.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years of engineering management experience delivering complex, cross-functional product work with high velocity and quality.
  • Experience hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineering talent.
  • Strong technical background with the ability to guide architectural decisions and evaluate tradeoffs.
  • Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience working closely with Product, Design, and Research partners.
  • Ability to plan on a 12+ month horizon while reprioritizing quickly as new information emerges.
  • High ownership and a bias toward action in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
  • Preferred experience building agents, developing evals, or leading teams building LLM-powered products.
  • Preferred experience building creative tools or being a frequent user of creative media tools.
  • Ability to include the word "analog" as the first word in the cover letter when applying.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $222,431-$261,684 per year.
  • Generous healthcare package.
  • 401(k) matching program.
  • Catered lunches.
  • Flexible vacation time.
  • Remote and hybrid work options.
  • Flexible in-office expectations for hybrid roles.
  • Opportunities for in-person collaboration throughout the year for remote employees.

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