Member of Technical Staff, Engineering Manager

Profound•New York, NY

4d•$250,000 - $320,000•Onsite

About The Position

Profound is hiring an Engineering Manager in New York City to lead the team building triggers that initiate agent work, reliable automation and workflow execution, and collaborative tools for creating, organizing, and coordinating work. The role reports to the Head of Engineering and manages a team of 8 to 12 engineers. Its primary focus is people management, coaching, hiring, performance, and delivery; the technical lead owns technical direction. Strong production Rust proficiency is required to coach engineers effectively, understand technical tradeoffs, and partner knowledgeably with the technical lead. The manager will hire and develop engineers, own team planning and delivery with product and the technical lead, coach engineers through career and performance conversations, and help the team execute effectively. The role also involves identifying delivery risks, removing organizational blockers, coordinating cross-team dependencies, and communicating progress and changes clearly. The manager will build sustainable practices around on-call, incidents, and support while balancing operational work with planned delivery and protecting team health. They will coordinate with product and partner engineering teams, including the agent harness team, on priorities and handoffs across agent execution, automations, and collaborative tools. This is an in-person role based in Profound's New York City office. The expected base salary range is $250,000 to $320,000, depending on experience. Total compensation includes base salary, equity, and benefits and perks.

Requirements

10+ years of experience.
Strong production Rust proficiency, including experience shipping and operating Rust systems.
Direct engineering management experience, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and delivery accountability.
Experience building and operating complex backend or platform systems, with an understanding of failure modes as usage and complexity grow.
Ability to earn the trust of senior engineers and technical leads through clear expectations, sound judgment, and follow-through.
Ability to delegate technical ownership while remaining informed and supportive.
Ability to balance team health, delivery commitments, and technical investment, making capacity and priority decisions explicit.
Clear communication across engineering, product, and other partners, especially when requirements are ambiguous or priorities change.

Nice To Haves

Experience with workflow engines, durable execution, scheduling, or event-driven systems.
Experience building collaborative documents, spreadsheets, file or artifact systems, project workspaces, or calendar products.
Experience building products where people and agents work together.
Experience growing an engineering team while maintaining technical quality and clear ownership.

Responsibilities

Hire and develop a strong engineering team; set clear expectations, provide direct feedback, and foster ownership, trust, and accountability.
Own team planning and delivery with product and the technical lead, making priorities, capacity, and dependencies explicit and turning broad goals into achievable milestones.
Coach engineers through one-on-ones, career development, and performance conversations, supporting their growth and effectiveness.
Partner with the technical lead, who owns architecture and technical direction, and ensure the team has the context, capacity, and support to execute.
Use Rust experience to ask informed questions and understand technical risks and tradeoffs.
Identify delivery risks early, remove organizational blockers, coordinate cross-team dependencies, and communicate progress and changes clearly.
Build sustainable team practices around on-call, incidents, and support; balance operational work with planned delivery, protect team health, and ensure improvement work has an owner and time to get done.
Coordinate with product and partner engineering teams, including the agent harness team, to align priorities and handoffs across agent execution, automations, and collaborative tools.