Manager of Research Engineering Manager of Research Engineering

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Foster a culture of innovation, growth, and continuous improvement.
• Own the delivery of business-critical features for high value, customer facing applications.
• Promote efficient collaboration between scientists and engineers on a project basis.
• Operate with urgency and manage change at a rapid pace.
• Coach engineering leads within the team.
• Provide technical guidance on medium, yet complex projects in collaboration with the research arm of Labs.
• Identify and advocate for the adoption of industry best practices around well-managed software delivery.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or the equivalent.
• Minimum of 7 years' software development experience.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage software development teams in an agile environment.
• Experience spearheading technical development in a cross-functional setting, with responsibility for ML applications.
• Experience working closely with Applied Scientists, R&D groups, or similar.
• A portfolio showcasing significant contributions to technology innovation.
• Excellent project management, organization, and communication skills.
• Experience contributing to and overseeing large-scale rollouts and infrastructure initiatives.
• Expertise in Python development, MLOps, containerization, cloud infrastructure (AWS and Azure), advanced search and recommendation technology, orchestration of ML pipelines for real-time inference, microservices architecture, model monitoring and governance.

Nice to Have

• Master's or PhD in a relevant specialization.

Qualifications

• Educational background in information technology or computer science (bachelor's degree required; master's or PhD preferred).

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive benefit plans including flexible vacation, mental health days, access to Headspace, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, incentive programs, and wellbeing resources.
• Flexible work arrangements including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year and a hybrid work model.
• Culture of continuous learning and skill development.
• Recognition for inclusion, innovation, and customer-focus with resource groups supporting diversity.
• Hybrid work environment with 2-3 days in the office depending on the role.
• Paid volunteer days and opportunities for community involvement.
• Market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• 401k plan with company match, paid holidays, parental leave, sabbatical leave, and additional optional benefits.