Engineering Manager, Query Service

Mixpanel•San Francisco, CA

22d•$279,000 - $377,000•Remote

About The Position

Mixpanel is seeking an Engineering Manager to join the Infrastructure group, which focuses on high-scale customer data and operates as a force multiplier for the company's AI-first product strategy. This group comprises four teams: Data Foundation, Query Engine, Data Storage, and Data Activation. Together, these teams are driving foundational initiatives such as elastic query compute, distributed file caching, real-time data streaming, and AI-ready APIs. The role involves leading and building AI-first product experiences, growing an engineering team, and fostering a culture of ownership and pride. Teams operate as autonomous pods, with engineering, product, and design working collaboratively on strategic goals. The company values written thinking, dashboards, and demos over slide decks, and utilizes tools like Slack, GitHub, Mixpanel, Notion, Figma, and Zoom. The team is distributed across North America, with strong clusters in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and Austin.

Requirements

10+ years engineering experience; 4+ years leading engineering teams
Experience building and running infrastructure supporting real-world, customer-facing web applications.
Experience building and using AI-powered products in production environments.
Proven collaboration with product managers and designers on meaningful infrastructure.
Strong judgment in technical tradeoffs, backed by lessons learned.
Evidence of leadership through influence, alignment, and growing others.
Director candidates must have experience managing managers.
Skilled at navigating ambiguity, making tradeoffs, and bringing clarity to complex org structures
High level of ownership, accountability, and product intuition

Responsibilities

Lead and build AI-first product experiences from inception to global scale.
Lead an engineering team and grow its scope over time.
Build an exceptional team by hiring well, coaching deeply, and creating a culture where engineers feel ownership and pride in what they ship.
Shape direction alongside Product, turning big ideas into focused execution and helping teams move fast without losing quality.
Set the technical bar and protect the system. Depending on level, this may mean hands-on technical leadership or empowering tech leads with clarity and trust.