Lead, Discovery Experience & AI-Driven Search

Faire

San Francisco (CA)

Hybrid

USD 231,000 - 318,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay
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Comprehensive benefits
Flexible remote work

Job summary

Faire in San Francisco is seeking an experienced leader for their Discovery Experience team. This role focuses on developing intuitive and intelligent search and discovery experiences while collaborating closely with product, design, and machine learning teams.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of engineering experience, including at least 3 years in leadership roles. They should be passionate about AI-powered discovery and possess strong problem-solving and communication skills.

The expected salary range for this position is $231,000 - $318,000 per year, with opportunities for equity and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in engineering roles, with at least 3+ years in leadership.
  • Demonstrated experience in search, discovery, recommendations or related product domains.
  • Hands-on familiarity with AI and ML-powered product development.
  • Strong product sensibility and communication skills.
  • Experience in driving cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Discovery Experience team focusing on search and recommendations.
  • Craft fast, relevant, and personalized search and discovery experiences.
  • Collaborate with product, design, and machine learning teams.
  • Shape long-term technical and organizational direction.
  • Unify retrieval, ranking, personalization, and UX into a cohesive system.

Skills

Building search or discovery products end-to-end
Experience with AI-powered discovery
User-first mindset
Building and shipping consumer or B2B product features
Leadership in engineering teams
Cross-discipline collaboration
Navigating ambiguity and problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Faire in San Francisco is seeking an experienced leader for their Discovery Experience team. This role focuses on developing intuitive and intelligent search and discovery experiences while collaborating closely with product, design, and machine learning teams.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of engineering experience, including at least 3 years in leadership roles. They should be passionate about AI-powered discovery and possess strong problem-solving and communication skills.

The expected salary range for this position is $231,000 - $318,000 per year, with opportunities for equity and comprehensive benefits.

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