[Remote] Search Engineering Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Articore Group runs creator marketplaces including Redbubble and TeePublic, with a focus on search, discovery, and content quality across large-scale catalogs. The Engineering Manager will lead a distributed team of engineers and data scientists, overseeing delivery, people development, technical direction, search infrastructure, and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery for the team: planning, work breakdown, rituals, unblocking, and managing dependencies to land product and technical objectives
• Partner with engineering leadership and counterparts in other teams to align work, distribute workstreams effectively, and enable knowledge transfer between teams
• Partner with the product manager to translate OKRs and business priorities into clear, achievable team objectives
• Evolve team processes and reporting to make delivery reliable and predictable as the team scales
• Coordinate with adjacent teams to align roadmaps and land cross-team initiatives
• Build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement — clear expectations, visible progress, and steady gains in delivery outcomes
• Own performance, development, and feedback for the engineers on your team — including reviews, growth plans, and career conversations
• Coach engineers on technical practice, engineering craft, and the behaviours that make teams effective
• Establish the practices that make a three-region team effective
• Level up a team into a new domain by building their depth in the Search domain
• Grow our India engineering presence on the team
• Provide regular, actionable feedback tied to OKRs and individual growth goals
• Calibrate with engineering leadership and counterparts in other teams to ensure consistent standards, expectations, and growth opportunities
• Build and sustain a healthy team dynamic — clear expectations, psychological safety, and strong engagement inside and outside the team
• Steward your domain's architecture and technical direction, ensuring solutions meet business objectives and align with our Engineering Principles, Tech Radar, and architecture standards
• Champion responsible operational ownership of your team's systems — fit-for-purpose support, observability, and reliability for the demands each system faces
• Continuously assess team capabilities against the technical demands of the roadmap, and close gaps through hiring, training, or rotation

Skills

• 7+ years of experience managing engineering teams, ideally in search, discovery, or a closely related domain
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with search infrastructure and information retrieval systems (e.g. OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, Solr, or vector/AI search)
• Familiarity with SEO engineering, content quality systems, or personalisation and recommendations at scale
• Track record of leading engineering teams to deliver complex software, including modern agile practices, dependency management, and cross-team coordination
• Strong understanding of modern software development practices and architectural patterns across one or more of cloud, web, native mobile, or data
• Experience using AI tooling in your day-to-day workflow, and curiosity about applying it more deeply
• Proven people leadership: mentoring, feedback, goal-setting, performance management, and supporting career growth
• Demonstrated effectiveness operating in a global company, with the communication, discipline, and async judgment required to keep work moving across time zones
• Able to translate technical complexity for non-technical stakeholders and align decision-makers around clear outcomes, including timelines, scope, and risks
• Comfortable balancing system health against delivery pressure, and prioritising your own time across parallel, often-ambiguous efforts
• Inclusive collaborator who engages stakeholders across disciplines, backgrounds, and seniority — and leads teams confidently through change

Benefits

• Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for you and your dependents.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) to help you manage healthcare and dependent care costs efficiently.
• A monthly wellness allowance to spend on what keeps you healthy, plus exclusive marketplace discounts and vouchers.
• 401(k) with 5% company match.
• Tailored career mapping and personalized development paths designed to help you grow your career.
• The chance to scale your work within a global organization while directly supporting the independent artist community.
• We offer a hybrid work model that balances the focus of remote work with the high-bandwidth collaboration of our Manhattan-based office, supporting a global team across multiple time zones.

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