Engineering Manager, Geospatial Pipeline

NBCUniversal•New York, NY

8h•$170,000 - $230,000

About The Position

The Engineering Manager will lead engineering operations for the Geospatial Pipeline Engineering and DevOps teams, ensuring projects are delivered on time and meet quality standards. The role owns delivery of Geospatial AI features and pipeline implementation, manages team members, and organizes workflow using agile practices. The manager will support team members’ professional success and manage resource allocation and timely feature delivery. The role works closely with the Digital Twin Engineering Manager to align product goals, user needs, and system architecture, and coordinates with adjacent teams to set priorities, monitor progress, and deliver product value. In partnership with the Geospatial Pipeline Principal Engineer and the Geospatial Systems and Data Leader, the manager helps execute the technical vision for the pipeline while maintaining a cadence that supports timely product delivery.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
10+ years of relevant industry experience in a fast-paced, high-growth technology environment.
Strong people-management experience with highly technical teams.
Experience with Agile methodologies and a track record of implementing and refining processes that improve team efficiency and effectiveness.
Ability to work backward from the big picture and deliver incremental milestones without becoming bogged down in bureaucracy.
Experience coordinating across multiple teams and collaboratively aligning team goals.
Aptitude, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn new methods, tools, practices, and skills.
Strong organizational and leadership skills and the ability to motivate and guide a diverse team.
Strong communication and stakeholder-alignment skills with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including explaining technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders.
Problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
Strong Software Engineering background, including experience managing technical teams and delivering complex projects.
Enthusiasm for launching groundbreaking deep-tech products.
Experience with modern C++ and Python.
Experience in computer graphics, computer vision, or visual computing, including understanding of concepts, algorithms, and tools for creating, analyzing, and manipulating visual data.
Experience with procedural modeling techniques for scalable, dynamic 3D assets and environments, using Houdini, Blender, or custom scripting for automated content generation.

Responsibilities

Oversee day-to-day engineering operations with the Geospatial Pipeline Principal Engineer, ensuring teams meet deadlines and deliver high-quality work.
Manage and facilitate Agile practices, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming.
People-manage the Geospatial Pipeline and DevOps teams, supporting contributors’ professional success and driving project outcomes.
Collaborate with the Digital Twin Engineering Manager and Geospatial Systems and Data Leader to understand product and feature requirements and user needs.
Manage resource allocation and facilitate timely feature delivery.
Coordinate with adjacent teams to refine product priorities, track progress, align delivery schedules, and weigh trade-offs.
Execute the technical vision for the pipeline in coordination with the Geospatial Pipeline Principal Engineer and Geospatial Systems and Data Leader.