Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Engineering

Prolific

Prolific is not just another player in the AI space – we are the architects of the human data infrastructure that's reshaping the landscape of AI development. In a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized, it's the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.

The role

At Prolific, our product development group is a powerhouse of Engineering, Product, Data, Design, and Research – all working in lockstep. You'll thrive in cross-functional teams, each with a clear mission and the freedom to self-organize and innovate towards the best possible outcomes. We're passionate about moving fast and continuously improving, and we champion strong engineering principles and a culture of strong ownership.

As an Engineering Manager, you won't just manage; you'll inspire, empower, and elevate. You'll cultivate high-performing engineers and champion good engineering practices. Working hand-in-hand with your Product Manager, you'll ensure your team is not just set up for success, but poised to deliver exceptional customer impact.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where your expertise will directly impact the technical excellence of your teams' work. You'll be instrumental in driving technical decision-making and collaboratively building scalable, resilient, and maintainable systems that power the future of AI.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Experience in engineering management or equivalent coaching, mentoring and leadership experience as an individual contributor

• A demonstrable track record of building products and leading complex initiatives and designing systems

• Exceptional problem-solving and deep understanding of software engineering

• Clear and structured communication skills, with an ability to lead diverse teams, influence stakeholders, and collaborate effectively across all levels and disciplines.

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, including hands-on expertise building highly available, transactional, and distributed cloud-based applications

• Strong web frontend expertise with proven experience building secure and customer facing frontend applications and strong knowledge of modern web technologies

What you’ll be doing in the role

• Lead, coach engineering teams to consistently deliver outstanding customer value.

• Nurture the professional growth of your engineers, including impactful hiring, onboarding and performance management.

• Create a healthy and predictable pace of work by proactively planning, removing blockers, orchestrating dependencies, and fostering crystal-clear communication within and beyond your team.

• Collaborate closely with product managers and your team to define both what to build and how to build it

• With your team, drive the technical solution design and implementation, ensuring alignment with the overarching technical direction

• Collaborate

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach engineering teams to deliver outstanding customer value.
• Nurture the professional growth of engineers, including hiring, onboarding, and performance management.
• Create a healthy and predictable pace of work by planning, removing blockers, and orchestrating dependencies.
• Collaborate with product managers to define product strategy and execution.
• Drive technical solution design and implementation in alignment with overarching technical direction.

Requirements

• Experience in engineering management or equivalent coaching, mentoring, and leadership experience.
• Demonstrable track record of building products, leading complex initiatives, and designing systems.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and deep understanding of software engineering.
• Clear and structured communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Hands-on expertise building highly available, transactional, and distributed cloud-based applications.
• Strong web frontend expertise with experience building secure, customer-facing applications and knowledge of modern web technologies.