Director, Engineering

3 weeks ago


San Francisco, United States Descript Full time

Our vision is to build the next-generation platform for fast and easy creation of audio and video content. In June 2022, we launched

Storyboard , a completely redesigned experience around video creation and what we have always envisioned to be our v1. We are used by some of the world's top podcasters and influencers as well as businesses such as BBC, ESPN, Hubspot, Shopify and Washington Post for communicating via video. We've raised $100M from some of the world's best investors like

OpenAI , Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures and Spark Capital.

To justify our ambitious vision and serve our rapidly growing customer base, we’re planning to accelerate growth of the engineering team and are looking for a senior engineering leader who can lead and scale with the rapid growth of the company. You’ll oversee multiple teams, and this role reports directly into the VP of Engineering.

Learn more about

how we're building Descript

from one of our Engineers.

Your Responsibilities

Develop a roadmap in partnership with the Engineering Managers and technical leads and ensure execution is predictable, reliable and sustainable

Recruit, grow and coach Managers and ICs ensuring they receive regular feedback and opportunities to make rapid progress on their personal and professional goals

Shape the broader engineering organization’s operating model by spearheading technical practices, recruiting, onboarding strategy, planning and prioritization process and more

Provide product visions that align with company ideals and manage end to end technology execution performed by your team of engineers and cross-functional partners

Communicate clearly and efficiently with the leadership team regarding the statuses and results of current projects.

Identify, recommend, and implement new technologies and systems to improve corporate processes and decision-making

Help scale our culture as we grow

You’re someone who:

5+ years of management experience managing teams of Software Engineers and track record of shipping high quality products

3+ years of experience managing Engineering Managers

Creates team environments that are collaborative, creative, empowering, supportive, and challenging —ones where engineers do their best work

Experience building web apps (ideally with React/TS) and/or native desktop apps

Effectively collaborates with a diverse set of functions technical and non-technical

Clear and succinct communicator (written and verbal)

Direct and emphatic while giving and receiving feedback

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience

Nice to haves:

Managed engineering teams at a startup before where the rate of change is extremely high

AI experience or a research background

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