Babylist, Inc-posted 9 days ago
Full-time • Manager
Remote • Emeryville, CA
251-500 employees
Administrative and Support Services

The Software Engineering Manager, Registry will focus on Babylist's core product. You will lead the most critical initiatives to expand our registry capabilities, which are used and loved by millions of parents and gift-givers every month. This highly cross-functional and visible role requires strong partnerships with teams like Growth, Shop, and Catalog. You will lead a team of 3+ experienced software engineers across mobile, web, and backend to consistently deliver high-quality features on ambitious timelines. We're looking for an influential and highly technical leader who excels at building and maintaining a culture of excellence and engagement. You will develop productive relationships with our CTO, engineering leaders, product teams, and stakeholders across the business. Your ultimate success will be building an adaptable, high-ownership team that can respond to the diverse challenges ahead.

  • Define, build, and maintain a high-performance, results-driven, collaborative culture aligned with Babylist's core values
  • Capitalize on Babylist's foundation and our highly engaged customer base to create a more impactful experience
  • Own the tactical planning and execution for your team while partnering with other Engineering and Product leaders to advance shared goals aligned with Babylist's strategic imperatives
  • Be a thought leader and expert in understanding our users and product by prioritizing the highest value areas
  • Empower and inspire your team to achieve their highest potential. Play the key role in onboarding and mentoring your team
  • Serve as a thought leader for the technical roadmap. Guide processes, tooling, and systems to support the team's key technical decisions
  • Be accountable for your team. Help them ship high-quality software that meets the business needs
  • Own communication across the product development team and company regarding key milestones, providing frequent, transparent updates on progress towards our goals
  • Partner closely with product owners to design, implement, and deploy systems to support and scale our growing business
  • You have 1-3 years of experience as an Engineering Manager
  • Before becoming a leader, you were a high-performing engineer with a successful track record of end-to-end software development of production systems
  • You have experience building to a high product and design bar
  • You have experience in experimentation and A/B testing, resulting in high-performing, well-loved tech products
  • You're excited about building a team culture of excellence and have been actively developing your leadership skills more formally
  • You've successfully led teams through growth and change, which means you know how to adapt and set and maintain standards for your team that scale with the business
  • You are a great coach of engineers with experience developing talent and giving feedback
  • You have an exceptional understanding of your team's coding abilities and know when projects need extra support
  • You have the experience to help the team make the right architectural decisions that balance business value and system stability
  • You're skilled at testing, monitoring, and running a production software system
  • You have effectively collaborated with senior leadership to contribute to long-term planning
  • You're comfortable and enthusiastic about working in an AI-forward environment where AI tools are part of daily operations
  • Competitive pay and meaningful opportunities for career advancement
  • We believe technology and data can solve hard problems
  • We're committed to career progression and performance-based advancement
  • Competitive salary with equity and bonus opportunities
  • Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Retirement savings plan with company matching and flexible spending accounts
  • Generous paid parental leave and PTO
  • Remote work stipend to set up your office
  • Perks for physical, mental, and emotional health, parenting, childcare, and financial planning
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