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

Internet Software & Services

Information Technology

51-250 (150)

Founded 2017

$100M raised

6 open positions

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Engineering Manager, Narrative Editing

2 months, 1 week ago

United States, Canada

Full-time

Senior

Engineering Manager

Software Development

Generative AI

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Descript

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

Internet Software & Services

51-250

Founded 2017

$100M raised

View All Jobs 6

Description

Manage a team of 5–6 software engineers and partner with product, design, engineering, and AI leadership to deliver product experiences.
Own team execution by prioritizing work, aligning stakeholders, adapting plans, and driving follow-through to meet delivery goals.
Define team direction by translating customer needs, product vision, and technical realities into clear priorities and tradeoffs.
Recruit, mentor, and grow engineers while fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
Provide clear feedback, create stretch opportunities, and address underperformance early.
Drive operational excellence through predictable, reliable, and sustainable project management and engineering processes.
Guide architectural decisions, evaluate design tradeoffs, and address technical debt that slows execution.
Improve quality and reliability across existing product surfaces while delivering next iterations of those experiences.
Partner with AI Research and Enablement teams to prioritize, train, evaluate, and deliver AI models that power content creation.
Collaborate closely with AI infrastructure and research teams to integrate internal and external models into creator workflows.

Requirements

5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years of engineering management experience.
Experience delivering complex, cross-functional product work with high velocity and quality.
Strong ability to hire, develop, and retain engineering talent.
Ability to think deeply about customers and contribute informed product opinions.
Strong technical background with the judgment to guide architecture and evaluate tradeoffs without being hands-on day to day.
Clear communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to translate business objectives into technical metrics and use data to guide prioritization.
Comfort operating in fast-paced, high-ownership environments.
Ability to adapt to rapidly changing AI tools and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses.
Preferred: experience building creative tools or being a frequent user of creative media tools.
Preferred: experience defining strategic technical quality metrics and driving results against them.

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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