Engineering Manager, Home Infrastructure (Backend)

Location: Hybrid: Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in San Mateo, CA

Company

A global platform empowering a community of developers to create immersive 3D experiences for millions of users.

What you will do

• Lead and grow a high-performing team of Backend and Data Engineers for Homepage and Discovery product surfaces.
• Define and execute the technical roadmap for large-scale content discovery, personalization, ranking, and backend-serving systems.
• Drive high-impact initiatives including Personalization-as-a-Platform and real-time user signal infrastructure.
• Partner with Machine Learning, Data Science, Product, and Design teams to deliver measurable product impact.
• Build a strong engineering culture focused on technical excellence, reliability, and talent development.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager or Tech Lead Manager leading backend, data, or personalization teams.
• Strong technical depth in distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, and high-throughput backend platforms.
• Experience operating large-scale, consumer-facing production systems with high reliability requirements.
• Track record of delivering complex, ambiguous, cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Must have United States work authorization (certain visa categories and H-1B sponsorship may not be supported).

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive base pay and equity compensation.
• Comprehensive benefits package for all full-time employees.
• Flexible hybrid work model: onsite Tue-Thu with optional presence Mon/Fri.
• Opportunity to solve unique technical challenges at massive global scale.