WHO WE ARE:
Splice is a creative platform for people who make music. Serious producers choose Splice Sounds to bring their ideas to life. A subscription to Splice inspires and accelerates creative success for digital music creators with an industry-leading catalog of sounds and samples and an expanding AI stack. With a rent-to-own marketplace of DAWs and plugins, the Splice experience seamlessly integrates into any music production workflow, regardless of DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). Via Splice, an unparalleled team of sound designers and sample creators are fueling the success of a growing global community of chart-topping producers, students, and DIY creators.
HOW WE WORK:
At Splice, DISCO is a rallying cry for collaboration, accountability, and unity within our organization; Direct, Inclusive, Splice Together, Creator Centric, and Optimistic. Our shared success depends on our ability to support one another, work well together, and communicate directly. By embracing flexibility and a unified approach, we can navigate anything that’s thrown at us.
Splice embraces a culture of remote work. You’ll see your colleagues showing up from across the US and the UK. In order to keep us working well as a team, we have regular communication, including Town Halls, departmental all-hands and get-togethers.
When you join Splice, you join a network of colleagues, peers, and collaborators. Are you ready?
JOB TITLE: Senior Manager, Engineering
LOCATION: Remote US
THE ROLE:
As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead a full stack team of engineers to bring amazing new capabilities to music creators. In this role, you will report directly to the Director of Engineering for Splice Sounds and be a key leader for a major product development initiative focused on bringing Splice’s technology to digital audio workstation (DAW) software. Your team will operate at the intersection of native C++ plugins, Web-based user interfaces, and AI. The ideal candidate for this role will demonstrate an exceptional mix of people, project, and technical management skills.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Lead, coach, and grow the engineering team responsible for building and evolving our DAW plugin and Desktop application, furthering Splice’s mission of empowering music creators
- Demonstrate a product and user-centric mindset towards engineering and product development
- Collaborate with stakeholders to drive a culture of empowered teams, fostering ownership, collaboration, and initiative across the organization
- Guide your team through adopting the AI tools which are bringing acceleration to the software development process.
- Define clear outcomes for the team and lead them in achieving those goals
- Establish and maintain efficient processes to facilitate the team's productivity
- Stay current on the latest technologies, preferred practices, and industry trends in software development
- Provide mentorship and guidance to engineers and early-career managers to support their technical and professional growth
- Collaborate with senior and staff engineers to shape technical strategy and secure buy-in across the organization
- Foster a culture of innovation, feedback, and continual learning
- Show curiosity about our customer outcomes and our business, identifying higher-level insights and opportunities across departments to elevate Splice to the next level of performance and growth
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Proven expertise in technical leadership within a cross-functional and distributed team environment
- Outstanding communication, organizational skills, and a user-centric mindset
- Experience implementing agile methodologies, particularly Kanban and/or Lean
- Proficient in technical project management and stakeholder management
- Demonstrated expertise in guiding senior engineers and identifying growth avenues for their continuing development
- Proven track record of mentoring and coaching early-career engineers in both personal development and business impact
NICE TO HAVES:
- Technical competency in C++, DAW plugins and digital signal processing (DSP)
- Experience delivering desktop experiences built using web-based front-end technologies
- Experience working on AI/ML-powered products
- Experience playing an instrument, singing, or using music creation software
The national pay range for this role is $180,000 - $225,000. Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate's experience.
Splice is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Splice provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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