Senior Engineering Manager: AI-Driven Platform Leader

Playlist; United States; On-site; USD 191,000 - 254,000; Full time

Job summary

Playlist seeks an experienced engineering leader to build and scale customer-facing products. You will coach teams, own delivery across web, mobile, and backend, and partner with Product and Design to translate customer needs into reliable releases.

You’ll shape architecture, drive AI-assisted development, and foster an inclusive culture. The base salary range in the United States is $190,500 to $254,000, with potential bonuses and incentives.

Qualifications

• Experienced engineer who has transitioned into a people leader.
• Tracks record delivering customer-facing products end to end.
• Ability to guide architecture and engineering practices across web/mobile and backend.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching, and growing a high-performing engineering team.
• Owning delivery across web, mobile, and backend experiences.
• Partnering with Product and Design to translate customer needs into priorities.
• Setting technical direction with senior engineers for reliable releases.
• Building foundations for business-critical product features and AI-forward workflows.
• Establishing an AI-forward engineering culture with proper testing and data privacy.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Hiring & onboarding

Delivery ownership

Architecture discussions

AI-assisted development

Tools

React Native

TypeScript/JavaScript

AWS

Claude Code

MCP integration

Job description

Playlist seeks an experienced engineering leader to build and scale customer-facing products. You will coach teams, own delivery across web, mobile, and backend, and partner with Product and Design to translate customer needs into reliable releases.

You’ll shape architecture, drive AI-assisted development, and foster an inclusive culture. The base salary range in the United States is $190,500 to $254,000, with potential bonuses and incentives.