Engineering Manager, Geospatial Pipeline

Description

You will lead engineering operations for the Geospatial Pipeline Engineering and DevOps teams, keeping projects on schedule and up to quality standards.

You own on-time delivery of cutting-edge Geospatial AI features in the pipeline and manage the people on the team, including their professional growth.

Your team runs on agile rhythms: sprints, check-ins and feedback sessions.

You will align product goals, user needs and system architecture with the Digital Twin Engineering Manager, and set priorities and track progress with adjacent teams.

You will also help carry out the technical direction set by the Geospatial Pipeline Principal Engineer and the Geospatial Systems and Data Leader, at a pace that keeps delivery on time.

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day engineering operations alongside the pipeline's Principal Engineer, making sure teams hit deadlines and ship high-quality work.
• Lead the Agile process, from sprint planning through retrospectives and backlog grooming.
• Manage the Geospatial Pipeline and DevOps teams, driving project results and helping each engineer reach their career goals.
• Work with the DT Engineering Manager and the Geospatial Systems and Data Leader to pin down product requirements and user needs.
• Allocate resources and keep features moving toward timely release.
• Partner with peers on adjacent teams to adjust priorities, follow progress, line up delivery dates and make trade-offs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related field.
• 10+ years of relevant industry experience in a quick-moving, high-growth tech setting.
• Solid record of managing highly technical people.
• Hands-on Agile experience, including setting up and improving processes that make teams more effective.
• Able to see the big picture, break it into incremental milestones, and avoid getting stuck in red tape.
• Track record of coordinating several teams and aligning their goals through collaboration.
• Shows interest in learning new methods, tools, practices and skills.
• Desired characteristics:
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related field.
• Deep software engineering background, including leading technical teams through complex projects.
• Skill at organizing and leading a diverse team and motivating its members.
• Strong emotional intelligence, with the ability to communicate and align with technical and non-technical stakeholders from many backgrounds.
• Clear written and spoken communication, including explaining technical ideas to non-technical audiences.
• Enthusiasm for launching groundbreaking deep-tech products.
• Problem-solving ability, attention to detail, and comfort in a quick-moving environment.
• Bonus/nice-to-have characteristics:
• Modern C++ and Python experience, which helps you understand the technology you manage.
• Background in computer graphics, computer vision or visual computing, including core concepts, algorithms and tools for creating, analyzing and manipulating visual data.
• Experience with procedural modeling for scalable, dynamic 3D assets and environments, using Houdini, Blender or custom scripts for automated content generation.

Conditions

Salary range: $170,000k-230,000, with bonus eligibility.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Applicants who live in LA County or the City of Los Angeles and have criminal histories are considered under the Fair Chance laws that apply.

Benefits

• Eligible for company-sponsored medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k), paid leave and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts and other perks.
• Full benefit details are on the benefits page of the careers site.