Senior Manager, Engineering - DAW Plug ins

Splice

84d • $180,000 - $225,000

About The Position

As a Senior Manager, Engineering you will lead a full stack team of engineers to bring amazing new capabilities to music creators. In this role, you will report directly to the Director of Sounds Engineering and be a key leader for a new product development initiative focused on bringing Splice’s technology to digital audio workstation (DAW) software. Your team will operate at the intersection of native C++ plugins, Web-based user interfaces and machine learning. The ideal candidate for this role will demonstrate an exceptional mix of people, project, and technical management skills.

Requirements

• Proven expertise in technical leadership within a cross-functional and distributed team environment
• Outstanding communication, organizational skills, and a user-centric mindset
• Experience implementing agile methodologies, particularly Kanban and/or Lean
• Technical competency in C++, DAW plugins and digital signal processing (DSP)
• Proficient in technical project management and stakeholder management
• Demonstrated expertise in guiding senior engineers and identifying growth avenues for their continuing development
• Proven track record of mentoring and coaching early-career engineers in both personal development and business impact

Nice To Haves

• Experience delivering desktop experiences built using web-based front-end technologies
• Experience playing an instrument, singing, or using music creation software

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and grow the engineering team responsible for bringing a new product to market that furthers Splice’s mission of empowering music creators
• Demonstrate a product and user-centric mindset towards engineering and product development
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive a culture of empowered teams, fostering ownership, collaboration, and initiative across the organization
• Define clear outcomes for the team and lead them in achieving those goals
• Establish and maintain efficient processes to facilitate the team's productivity
• Stay current on the latest technologies, preferred practices, and industry trends in software development
• Provide mentorship and guidance to engineers and early-career managers to support their technical and professional growth
• Collaborate with senior and staff engineers to shape technical strategy and secure buy-in across the organization
• Foster a culture of innovation, feedback, and continual learning
• Show curiosity about our customer outcomes and our business, identifying higher-level insights and opportunities across departments to elevate Splice to the next level of performance and growth

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment
• Prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees