Key skills
Engineering LeadershipSoftware EngineeringArchitectural Decision MakingCross-functional Product DeliveryAI Research CollaborationResilienceTeam BuildingProject ManagementStrategic ThinkingAILLMAgenticCollaboration
About this role
Descript is revolutionizing how traditional editing methodologies and AI technologies come together in every part of the creation process. They are hiring an Engineering Manager to lead their Agent team, focused on building high-quality Agentic Video Editor experiences and driving operational excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Manage team prioritizes, drive alignment across stakeholders, adapt plans to maximize outcomes, and hold a high bar for delivery through active planning, prioritization, and follow-through
- Connect customer needs, product vision, and technical realities in close collaboration with Product, Design, and AI Research by setting clear priorities and making tradeoffs to deliver results
- Recruit, mentor, and grow engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and high performance
- Ensure execution is predictable, reliable, and sustainable, implementing best practices in project management and engineering processes
- Guide architectural decisions, ensure sound design tradeoffs, address tech debt that slows execution, and drive delivery of high-quality, reliable systems
Requirements:
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- 2+ years of engineering management experience delivering complex, cross-functional product work with high velocity and quality
- Excels at hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineering talent, and creating collaborative, empowering, and high-performing team environments
- Strong technical background with the ability to guide architectural decisions, evaluate tradeoffs, and maintain engineering excellence without being hands-on day-to-day
- Communicates clearly and effectively across technical and non-technical audiences, and thrives in collaborative environments working closely with Product, Design, and Research partners
- Plans ahead on a 12+ month horizon, but prioritizes and re-prioritizes aggressively as new information emerges. Makes and communicates calculated bets
- Thrives in fast-paced, rapidly changing environments, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive results. High ownership and a bias toward action is a must
- Experience building agents, developing evals, or leading teams building LLM-powered products
- Experience building creative tools in the past or you're a frequent user of creative media tools