Senior Engineering Manager - Flag Delivery

<h4><strong>About the Job:</strong></h4> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3974">We’re looking for a senior engineering leader for our Flag Delivery team. In this role, you’ll own one of the largest-scale, highest-<span data-highlighted="true" data-vc="highlighted-text"><span class="_kqswh2mm"><span class="_5pioz8co _189e1dm9 _1il9buyh _19lc184f _d0altlke" data-testid="definition-highlighter">SLA</span></span></span> pieces of the internet. With your team of senior engineers you’ll own and improve the global delivery system that LaunchDarkly’s customers depend on in production.<br><br>You’ll bring a balance of people management and technical leadership as you drive the development of impactful platform changes and foster a high-performing, collaborative engineering culture.</p> <h4>Responsibilities:</h4> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="2859afba-34b0-48d3-9a12-6a89d0a79c8b" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p style="line-height: 1;" data-renderer-start-pos="3660" data-local-id="6548754a-0d2d-49fa-a205-8b498980f615">Manage the portfolio of your team’s work, appropriately managing everyone’s time and assigning them to the highest priority work.</p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3793" data-local-id="4008e033-5dfe-4338-a485-19d3198a3239">Help your team make sense of —&nbsp;and simplify — the production system</p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3864" data-local-id="e9e557ec-707c-4fb2-9490-78f009d72722">Own the product roadmap and collaborate with adjacent teams</p> </li> <li> <p style="line-height: 1;" data-renderer-start-pos="3927" data-local-id="6a388db5-04f2-4cf3-8363-df70d2081efb">Have fun with your team, finding ways to enjoy the work</p> </li> </ul> <h4>Qualifications:</h4> <ul> <li> <p style="line-height: 1;" data-renderer-start-pos="4011" data-local-id="25130402-8720-4486-ad10-57ce44369b56">5+ years of experience in a formal engineering management role.</p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="4078" data-local-id="398872d2-b308-4938-9a17-47e452de10a6">Experience operating high-scale and/or <span data-highlighted="true" data-vc="highlighted-text"><span class="_kqswh2mm"><span class="_5pioz8co _189e1dm9 _1il9buyh _19lc184f _d0altlke" data-testid="definition-highlighter">HA</span></span></span> services</p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="4132" data-local-id="74cb6f09-bb6f-4ca0-9181-2dcd0c95bf6d">Experience guiding teams through technical tradeoffs and developing senior engineers' careers.</p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="4230" data-local-id="d35e20fd-1208-499c-99f0-60376bb8dfe3">The ability to track and drive metrics, and the wisdom to understand what they can and can't tell you.</p> </li> <li style="line-height: 1;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="4336" data-local-id="285e6069-e00e-4389-b89c-9b5f96ed3054">Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</p> </li> <li> <p style="line-height: 1;" data-renderer-start-pos="4422" data-local-id="0b95c8fc-d35b-4192-b879-29c68be5382f">A thoughtful, empathetic approach to leadership and collaboration.</p> </li> </ul> <div> <p class="p1"><strong>Pay:</strong></p> <p class="p1"><em>Target pay ranges based on Geographic Zones* for Level M3:</em></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1">Zone 1: <em>San Francisco/Bay Area or NYC Metropolitan Area, Boston, Seattle</em> - $214,800 - $295,350**</li> <li class="li1">Zone 2:<em> Irvine, LA, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Austin, Portland, Philadelphia, Chicago - </em>$193,400 - $265,870**</li> <li class="li1">Zone 3: <em>All other US locations - </em>$<span class="collapsed-field-text">182,600 - $251,020</span>**</li> </ul> <p class="p1"><em>LaunchDarkly operates from a place of high trust and transparency; we are happy to state the pay range for our open roles to best align with your needs. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.</em></p> <p class="p1"><em>*Within the United States, our geographic pay zones are defined by counties surrounding major metropolitan areas.</em><br><em>**Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), health, vision, and dental insurance, and mental health benefits in addition to salary.</em></p> </div> <h4><strong>About LaunchDarkly:</strong></h4> <p>Modern software delivery was supposed to be the foundation for a thriving digital business but reality has proven otherwise. Slow, inefficient development cycles, costly outages, and fragmented customer experiences are preventing developers from building their best software. The LaunchDarkly platform helps developers innovate on new features faster while protecting them with a safety valve to instantly rewind when things go wrong. Developers can target product experiences to any customer segment and maximize the business impact of every feature. And by gradually rolling out new application components, they escape nightmare "big-bang" technology migrations.&nbsp;</p> <p>The LaunchDarkly platform was built to guide engineers to the next frontier of DevOps by:</p> <ul> <li>Improving the velocity and stability of software releases, without the fear of end customer outages</li> <li>Delivering targeted experiences by easily personalizing features to customer cohorts</li> <li>Maximizing the business impact of every feature through the ability to experiment and optimize</li> <li>Coordinating the release and optimization of software to provide consistent experiences across mobile platforms and device types</li> <li>Improving the effectiveness and productivity of engineering teams, by providing insights into engineering cadence and stability</li> </ul> <p>At LaunchDarkly, we believe in the power of teams. We're building a team that is humble, open, collaborative, respectful and kind. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. LD invites any applicant to review our written Affirmative Action Plan. 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