Engineering Manager, Guest Delight Consumer

Who We Are:

At Lyric we believe life should not be put on hold, while on the road. Travel should be an opportunity to feel inspired, gain a fresh perspective, and connect with your destination. Our creative suites feature flexible spaces, purposeful design, and crafted experiences so that where you stay becomes a place for you to experience more. 

As an Engineering Manager of our Guest Delight team, you will manage a multi-disciplinary group of software engineers developing magical hospitality experiences powered by technology. We are looking for a motivated engineering leader who can develop high-quality products in a fast-paced, start-up environment ranging from hardware interfaces like locks and TVs, to mobile apps, to booking websites and loyalty programs. 

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide leadership and guidance over end-to-end development including design, implementation, deployment, and support.
• Collaborate with product managers, technical leads, operations leads, and other members of our organization on technical vision and planning for development initiatives.
• Lead engineering processes over the full lifecycle of projects.
• Contribute to and advocate for good engineering practices.

We’re looking for someone with:

• 7+ years of experience architecting and building complex systems.
• 3+ years of experience leading and managing successful teams. 
• Deep experience with the design and use of complex, distributed systems using mechanisms like web service APIs, queuing systems, etc.
• Experience with a mix of modern programming languages. Ideally, experience with both interpreted languages (e.g. Python, Ruby, etc) and compiled languages (e.g. JVM-languages, C-ish, etc).
• Experience managing SDLC for physical products, e.g. mobile / hardware / IoT
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Project leadership experience and an entrepreneurial get-stuff-done attitude.

First 90 days… 

• You will be familiar with existing systems and will have contributed to the vision for our technology and architecture.
• You will be actively contributing to the roadmap process for our product teams.
• You will have hired employees and have contributed to the development of your engineering organization.
• You will have gotten your hands dirty with our systems.

Perks and Benefits:

• Competitive Salary and Equity
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Commuter Subsidy
• Fitness Subsidy
• 401k
• Education Subsidy
• Unlimited PTO

About Us:
Lyric is building the next great hospitality company. We design and manage premium short-term rentals, that combine the spaciousness of an apartment, the amenities of a 4-star hotel, the productivity of your favorite work space, and the creative inspiration of an artistic studio. Powering everything we do is a data-driven, proprietary software platform designed to inform every aspect of our operations - from location selection to inventory design, revenue management to personalized guest experiences. The global accommodations industry is worth more than $1T/year, but it hasn’t kept up with the needs of today’s modern traveler. Lyric is changing that. We set out to re-imagine what this future will look like, and we'd love to have you along as part of that journey!

Our team:
We are a fast growing team founded by veteran entrepreneurs and backed by a number of the largest and most respected VC’s in the world. Headquartered in downtown San Francisco, we're hiring top talent across all business units!