Engineering Manager

About Quizlet:

Inspired by our belief that anyone can learn anything and powered by our own curiosity, we build the smartest tools we can imagine to help students learn.

Quizlet is the popular, global learning platform and app that millions of students, teachers and everyday people use to study any subject imaginable for school, work or as part of their personal interests -- including two-thirds of high school students and half of all college students in the US. Combining cognitive science and machine learning, Quizlet guides students through adaptive study activities to confidently reach their learning goals. We’re on track to become the undisputed leader in user-generated learning content and engagement, at the scale of YouTube.

Valued at $1 billion, Quizlet has raised over $60 million in venture capital from investors including Icon Ventures, Union Square Ventures, General Atlantic, Costanoa Ventures, Owl Ventures, and Altos Ventures.

To serve our global community of learners, our teams tackle lofty technical challenges and design for use cases across cultures and languages. We work hard, act like owners, and collaborate every chance we get. We’re energized by the potential to power more learners through multiple approaches and various tools.

With offices in major cities around the world and ambitious plans for expansion, we remain grounded in our commitment to our mission of helping people learn. We’re looking for new team members who crave a challenge and want to help us continue amplifying our impact. 

About the Team:

Within our Product Engineering organization, we are hiring Engineering Managers for our Acceleration, Study Tools, and Payment teams.

Acceleration: This team’s mission is to raise the quality of experience delivered to Quizlet learners. In service of this mission, the team helps internal developers continuously evolve the offerings by building new UI frameworks, mobile platforms, and tooling.

Payment: The payment team’s mission is to support and grow our subscription business by developing the right payment system, supporting different currencies, payment methods and subscription plans. Furthermore, the team takes responsibility in mitigating fraud and disputes for our business. 

Study Tools: This team's mission is to build the critical infrastructure that supports storage, retrieval and searching of more than a billion flashcards. Flashcards are used by a majority of Quizelet’s 60 million active learners. 

User Acquisition: The team's mission is to show the right content to the users and to bring the most organic traffic to Quizlet.

About the Role:

We're looking for several engineering leaders who can choose to join any of the above teams based on their strengths and interests. In this role, you will work with a highly motivated team of engineers working on new and innovative platform capabilities. You will be working cross-functionally with leaders from product, design, data and engineering. You’ll be a key member of the engineering leadership team, helping us scale technology, people, and processes as we grow.

In this role, you will:

• Be a Leader - Represent Quizlet values and empower your team to execute successfully
• Hire the Right Team - Recruit and hire engineers that will add new skills and experience
• Mentor & Coach - Define and execute development plans for every engineer to gain new experiences and take on challenges of increasing impact
• Execute Technically - Work alongside your team to execute projects using your experience to make the right technical decisions
• Maintain Operational Excellence - Coach the team to build systems that are scalable, highly available, and maintain a high bar for quality

What you bring to the table:

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer 
• 2+ years of experience leading high-performing engineering teams with direct reports
• Experience working with multiple teams focusing on different engineering areas (product, platform, data, etc.)
• High level understanding of industry-leading technology/solutions in UI frameworks, mobile development and API development
• Experience hiring engineers and supporting their career development
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Bonus points if you have experience with:

• Backend technologies: PHP, Hacklang, Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, MySQL, and Cloud Spanner
• Infrastructure technologies: Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, and Terraform
• Modern JavaScript libraries and tooling: React, NextJS, Redux, Webpack, and Prettier
• Payment/Subscription for the role in the Payment team

Compensation, Benefits & Perks:

• Colorado candidates: Base pay for this role starts at $160,000. The actual pay may be higher depending on your skills, qualifications, and experience
• Employees are eligible to participate in the Quizlet stock option program
• Collaborate with your manager and team to create a schedule that ensures a high level of productivity (creating that ideal work/life balance)
• We offer 20 days of paid vacation (and we expect you to take them!)
• Comprehensive health coverage (Anthem, Kaiser), HSA, FSA, dental and vision (Guardian), competitive salary, 401(k), and equity
• Other perks include: Wellness stipend, pet insurance offerings, annual learning and development stipend, commuter subsidy, and 40 hours of annual paid time off to participate in volunteer programs of choice
• In addition, we offer access to mental health resources, fertility education, fertility preservation, IVF, genetic testing, surrogacy, adoption, and more

We strive to make everyone feel comfortable and welcome! 

We work to create a holistic interview process, where both Quizlet and candidates have an opportunity to view what it would be like to work together, in exploring a mutually beneficial partnership.

We provide a transparent setting, that gives a comprehensive view of who we are!

In Closing:

We hope you are excited about everything you read so far. We highly encourage you to apply for this position, even if you feel you do not meet all the requirements. Quizlet is always looking for amazing folks that believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in various ways - not merely candidates that fit a certain mold.

We have a bias for action, take initiative, and hustle to deliver results. We make informed decisions whenever possible but are unafraid to take calculated risks on great ideas to promote learning. We embrace challenges and see effort as the path to mastery. We’re constantly seeking opportunities to learn and we embrace curiosity. Quality matters at Quizlet, and we hold the bar high on everything we do.

We treat each other with honesty and respect, encourage vigorous debate, and seek critical feedback. We value diversity, humility, transparency, and collaboration as the best paths to our success — as individuals, as a team, and as a company.

Quizlet’s success as an online learning community depends on a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are actively working to build a team that is representative of the diverse communities we serve, and an open, inclusive work environment where all employees can thrive. As an equal opportunity employer and a tech company committed to societal change, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Come join us!

To All Recruiters and Placement Agencies:

At this time Quizlet does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and/or profiles. 

Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website or to any Quizlet employee. Quizlet will not pay fees to any third-party agency or firm nor will it be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. All unsolicited resumes received will be considered the property of Quizlet.