Hands-on AI-Driven Engineering Manager, Maps & Search

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking an Engineering Manager for Maps & Search. You will lead a high‑visibility, high‑traffic home search team across web and mobile, shaping architecture, relevance, and AI‑driven ranking at scale.

You’ll stay hands‑on with code reviews and design decisions while growing a healthy, high‑performing team. Expect an influential role in setting technical direction at pace.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering with senior or staff-level experience.
• 2+ years managing engineering teams.
• Experience in search, relevance, ranking, or retrieval systems.
• Strong TS/Node.js/React with full-stack reasoning.
• Experience with scalable microservices in cloud-native environments (AWS).

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Maps & Search team, hiring and coaching.
• Contribute hands-on; review code and architecture decisions.
• Own and scale a high-throughput search platform (1B+ requests).
• Deliver a world-class home search experience across web and mobile.
• Drive AI-powered discovery and intelligent ranking in search flows.
• Shape the roadmap with product and design, delivering end-to-end.

Skills

8+ years software eng

Engineering management 2+ yrs

Search systems experience

TypeScript / Node.js / React

Cloud-native microservices (AWS)

GraphQL / Kafka / OpenSearch

High-traffic prod systems

SaaS product leadership

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking an Engineering Manager for Maps & Search. You will lead a high‑visibility, high‑traffic home search team across web and mobile, shaping architecture, relevance, and AI‑driven ranking at scale.

You’ll stay hands‑on with code reviews and design decisions while growing a healthy, high‑performing team. Expect an influential role in setting technical direction at pace.