Backend Software Engineering Manager – Video & Ads Engineering

Job Description: • Provide strong people management for the Video and Ads Engineering teams, including regular 1:1 meetings, career development guidance, and general check-ins to support individual growth and team morale. • Collaborate with technical engineering leads to gather feedback on project delivery, execution, and timelines to ensure efficient and on-time releases for our video ingest, transcode, delivery pipeline, and advertising platform. • Work closely with engineering leads to gather insights on code quality and areas for improvement, supporting continuous improvements in reliability, performance, video quality, and user experience. • Drive the professional development of direct reports, helping them grow their technical and leadership skills, and offering guidance on career progression. • Support team members with feedback on their performance, offering coaching and mentorship tailored to each individual's goals. • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with product, ad operations, data science, and client engineering teams to ensure smooth and coordinated feature delivery. • Monitor the health of the backend teams by managing workloads, identifying bottlenecks, and maintaining a strong, transparent communication flow. • Advocate for team needs, including addressing tech debt and making decisions about project prioritization and resource allocation in collaboration with technical leads. • Manage the hiring and growth of the teams as needed, working with recruiting to identify and onboard top backend engineering talent. • Manage day-to-day partnership operations with content providers, CDN partners, and ad tech ecosystem partners to ensure optimal video delivery and ad performance. • Serve as a technical leader and advocate for the video streaming and advertising infrastructure, staying informed of industry trends and emerging technologies. Requirements: • 8+ years of backend software development experience, with significant focus on scalable backend application development, video streaming, OTT delivery, or ad tech infrastructure. • 4+ years of software engineering management experience, overseeing backend engineering teams. • Strong people management skills with experience providing coaching, performance feedback, and career development guidance to direct reports. • Deep experience building or leading teams that developed highly scalable, distributed backend systems using languages like Golang, Java, C++, or similar. • Experience operating in cloud computing environments using modern software deployment technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes). • Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams and disciplines to achieve common goals. • Track record of making data-driven decisions and working with large-scale systems handling significant traffic. Benefits: • Full health, dental and vision coverage for you and your family • 401(k) plan with employer contributions (we match 100% of deferrals up to 3% of pay and 50% of the next 2% of pay) • Flexible working hours • Up to 20 weeks of fully paid parental leave • Unlimited paid time off for vacation and sick leave • $2,000 annual vacation bonus (we pay you to take a two week vacation) • $5,250 annually for professional development and educational assistance • $1,250 annual home office + TV stipend during first year of employment ($250 annually thereafter) • $500/month ($6,000/year) bonus for employees who commit to working at least 3 days per week in our offices, plus generous commuter benefits ($315/month towards transit, rideshare, bike rental, or parking at our HQ office in San Francisco) • Free Gympass subscription — an all-in-one corporate benefit that gives employees the largest selection of gyms, studios, classes, training and wellness apps • Dog-friendly office • And much more! Apply tot his job