Descript is revolutionizing how traditional editing methodologies and AI technologies come together in every part of the creation process to make it faster and easier than ever to create high quality content. We are hiring an Engineering Manager to lead our Narrative Editing team, focused on the product experiences that enable creators to tell their story through both live and generative AI content creation and Descript’s flagship script-based editing experience.
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
- Team builder: Excels at hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineering talent, and creating collaborative, empowering, and high-performing team environments
- Strong product sense: Ability to think deeply about our customers and bring strongly informed opinions that contribute to great product experiences
- Technical judgment: Strong technical background with the ability to guide architectural decisions, evaluate tradeoffs, and maintain engineering excellence without being hands-on day-to-day
- Effective communicator: Communicates clearly and effectively across technical and non-technical audiences, and thrives in collaborative environments working closely with Product, Design, and Research partners
- Data-driven thinker: Able to convert business objectives into technical metrics that accurately reflect progress towards those objectives and help guide prioritization
- Adaptable and resilient: Thrives in fast-paced, high-ownership environments. Seeks opportunities to have impact and values the growth that comes with every new challenge
- AI adaptability: Actively adapts to the changing landscape of tools and how they can be integrated into the operations of teams to make them more effective. AI is also woven throughout the Descript product, and an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the tools and how to evaluate them is essential to driving the success of our product experiences
Benefits
- Generous healthcare package
- 401k matching program
- Catered lunches
- Flexible vacation time
