What You Will Do:
- Build and scale a high-performing team by attracting top talent and refining team structure. Mentor and coach ICs and managers for both technical and leadership growth.
- Lead ML modeling teams responsible for large-scale applied machine learning in forecasting and optimization.
- Shape long-term product and technical vision for the mobility marketplace.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Data Science, Product, and Business to drive technical direction in systems and modeling frameworks.
- Define and influence product strategy and roadmap in partnership with Product and Business teams.
- Communicate vision effectively, representing engineering in leadership forums and strategic discussions.
- Translate strategy into execution with practical quarterly OKRs.
- Drive operational excellence by establishing metrics for product and engineering performance.
Basic Qualifications:
- MS/PhD in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of software development experience.
- 5+ years of experience as a people manager.
- Proven ability to work in and contribute to cross-functional teams.
- Experience leading teams managing production optimization systems (e.g., recommendation, search).
- Strong analytical skills.
- Hands-on experience with ML and optimization systems.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong organizational skills with experience in large, cross-functional teams.
- Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.
- Deep understanding of CS fundamentals, software engineering principles, and development methodologies.
- Experience managing managers.
- Experience deploying ML technologies into products.
- Strategic thinker with a track record of driving technical and organizational innovation.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$257,000 per year - USD$285,500 per year.
For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$257,000 per year - USD$285,500 per year.