Engineering Manager, Activation

Linktree; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing allowance

Medical, dental, vision insurance (US)

Retirement contributions

Generous vacation & parental leave

Employee stock option program

Job summary

Linktree is seeking an Engineering Director in a hybrid, US-based role to lead multiple product engineering teams responsible for core user-facing experiences. You will partner with Product and Design to translate strategy into execution, guide technical direction, and ensure high-quality, scalable product delivery for millions of users.

As a product-focused leader, you’ll grow managers and senior engineers, set standards, and drive delivery excellence while leveraging AI to enhance developer

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading multiple product engineering teams.
• Strong frontend and backend architecture skills.
• Ability to ship user-facing features at scale.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering execution and outcomes across multiple product engineering teams.
• Lead, coach, and develop Engineering Managers and senior ICs.
• Set technical direction and standards for user-facing systems.
• Partner with Product and Design to shape roadmaps and translate vision into plans.
• Drive delivery excellence with prioritized, high-impact work.
• Guide architectural decisions for front-end and full-stack systems.

Skills

Leadership

Product engineering

Architecture design

Frontend & full-stack

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

TypeScript

React

GraphQL

AWS

Job description

Director of Engineering

Los Angeles, CA San Francisco, CA

Product Engineering

Hybrid

Full-time

The Role

We’re looking for an Engineering Director to lead multiple product engineering teams responsible for building and evolving Linktree’s core user-facing experiences. This role is for a product-first engineering leader who cares deeply about craft, velocity, and customer impact - and who knows how to scale teams while continuing to ship high-quality product.

You’ll partner closely with Product and Design leadership to turn strategy into execution, guide technical direction across teams, and ensure we consistently deliver beautiful, performant, and reliable experiences to millions of users. This is not a platform or infrastructure-focused role - it’s about shipping product, growing leaders, and raising the bar for how we build.

What You’ll Do

• Own engineering execution and outcomes across multiple product engineering teams.
• Lead, coach, and develop Engineering Managers and senior ICs, building a strong leadership bench and healthy team culture.
• Set technical direction and standards for user-facing systems, balancing long-term quality with delivery speed.
• Partner deeply with Product and Design to shape roadmaps, define scope, and translate product vision into shippable plans.
• Drive delivery excellence, ensuring teams prioritize effectively and consistently deliver high-impact work.
• Guide architectural decisions for front-end and full-stack systems with a pragmatic, product-mind approach.
• Champion quality, performance, and reliability, including testing strategy, operational readiness, and on-call health.
• Leverage AI to accelerate both delivery and product impact from developer tooling and workflows to AI-powered product experiences that drive user value.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders and executives, surfacing progress, risks, and tradeoffs early and thoughtfully.
• Navigate ambiguity and shape strategy in evolving product areas, defining the engineering approach where the playbook doesn't yet exist.

Who You Are

• Proven experience leading multiple product engineering teams in a product-led, consumer-facing environment.
• Strong technical foundation in modern web development and architecture (TypeScript, React, GraphQL, AWS).
• Deep understanding of how to ship and scale user-facing products with a high bar for UX, performance, and polish.
• Comfortable operating across levels — from org design and strategy to critical technical and delivery decisions.
• Strong instinct for connecting engineering execution to business metrics — you think in terms of conversion, retention, and revenue impact, not just shipping features.
• A collaborative, empathetic leader with strong cross-functional communication skills.
• Delivery-oriented with excellent instincts for prioritization, sequencing, and tradeoff management.
• Thrives in ambiguous, high-opportunity spaces where the strategy is still being shaped.
• Curious and AI-forward, actively using automation and LLM tools to boost team effectiveness.

Nice to Have

• Experience building products for creators, small businesses, or independent sellers — particularly around helping them grow or monetize.
• Exposure to commerce, subscription systems, or monetization surfaces.
• Track record of scaling teams through periods of rapid product growth while maintaining quality.

Our Story

We’re on a mission to empower anyone to curate, grow, and monetize their digital universe. We created the "link in bio" category - and we’re just getting started. From creators, artists, and entrepreneurs to global brands, we’re redefining how people connect with their communities, showcase their content and promote products - all in one link.

Today, a community of 70+ million use Linktree, including icons like Adidas, TikTok, the UN Environmental Program, The NFL, Manchester United, World Central Kitchen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, and Selena Gomez. With 48,000 new accounts created every day, Linktree is the fastest-growing leader in our space.

We’ve teamed up with some of the world’s biggest platforms including TikTok, Snap, YouTube, GoFundMe, Spotify, Google, Stripe, Reddit, Laylo, and Kajabi, to unify Linkers’ digital spaces, and we partner with retail brands Amazon, Lululemon, Nike, Target, Sephora, Lululemon, and more to share products they love.

We’re a tight-knit, passionate team building best-in-class tools that make online presence simple, powerful, and yours. If you're excited by the idea of shaping a new category, setting the standard, and making space for everyone to be seen and succeed, we’d love to meet you.

Where and How We Work

We're a global, diverse team spread across continents with offices in London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, and San Francisco. We work together flexibly and you can choose the setup that works best for you: fully remote or a hybrid mix of office and home.

We offer autonomy in how you structure your days and weeks. While we’re mindful of time zones and occasionally collaborate outside the typical 9-5, we lean into async work to keep things flowing. Our culture is family-friendly and Zoom-casual where kids, pets, and delivery drivers are welcome.

How we’ll help you thrive

Our approach to benefits considers the whole person and the unique contributions they bring to Linktree. We want the experience at Linktree to be one that enables people to truly thrive so we can Go Further Together (one of our values). Some ways we support you:

• An annual wellbeing allowance to use on things like (but not limited to) fitness memberships, development courses, childcare, travel, charitable donations, pet insurance, home office set-up - the choice is yours!
• 100% coverage (and 80% for your dependents) of your monthly premiums for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance for US-based employees.
• Employer contribution towards your retirement.
• Generous time off for vacation, holidays, parental leave, volunteer time, and other categories.
• Employee stock option program - we want each and every employee to share in the company’s success.

At Linktree, we believe in promoting a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, talents, and experiences, and we’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

We are creating an inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and has equal opportunities to thrive.

We aim to foster a diverse and inclusive environment where all team members have a sense of belonging.

Linktree welcomes all people regardless of sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, pregnancy, age, or other lived experience.

If you require accommodations to fully participate in our opportunities, please don't hesitate to reach us at [e-mail] – your needs are important to us.