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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7e8c8d;">Engineering Manager </span></h2> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(126, 140, 141);">Engineering</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(126, 140, 141);"><em> </em></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(126, 140, 141);"><em> Prolific</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Prolific is not just another player in the AI space – we are the architects of the human data infrastructure that's reshaping the landscape of AI development. In a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized, it's the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(126, 140, 141);"><em>The role</em></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">At Prolific, our product development group is a powerhouse of Engineering, Product, Data, Design, and Research – all working in lockstep. You'll thrive in cross-functional teams, each with a clear mission and the freedom to self-organize and innovate towards the best possible outcomes. We're passionate about moving fast and continuously improving, and we champion strong engineering principles and a culture of strong ownership.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">As an Engineering Manager, you won't just manage; you'll inspire, empower, and elevate. You'll cultivate high-performing engineers and champion good engineering practices. Working hand-in-hand with your Product Manager, you'll ensure your team is not just set up for success, but poised to deliver exceptional customer impact.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">This is a hands-on technical leadership role where your expertise will directly impact the technical excellence of your teams' work. You'll be instrumental in driving technical decision-making and collaboratively building scalable, resilient, and maintainable systems that power the future of AI.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(126, 140, 141);"><em>What you’ll bring to the role</em></span></p> <ul> <li>Experience in engineering management or equivalent coaching, mentoring and leadership experience as an individual contributor </li> <li>A demonstrable track record of building products and leading complex initiatives and designing systems </li> <li>Exceptional problem-solving and deep understanding of software engineering</li> <li>Clear and structured communication skills, with an ability to lead diverse teams, influence stakeholders, and collaborate effectively across all levels and disciplines.</li> <li>5+ years of professional software development experience, including hands-on expertise building highly available, transactional, and distributed cloud-based applications</li> <li>Strong web frontend expertise with proven experience building secure and customer facing frontend applications and strong knowledge of modern web technologies</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(126, 140, 141);"><em>What you’ll be doing in the role </em></span></p> <ul> <li>Lead, coach engineering teams to consistently deliver outstanding customer value.</li> <li>Nurture the professional growth of your engineers, including impactful hiring, onboarding and performance management.</li> <li>Create a healthy and predictable pace of work by proactively planning, removing blockers, orchestrating dependencies, and fostering crystal-clear communication within and beyond your team.</li> <li>Collaborate closely with product managers and your team to define both <em>what</em> to build and <em>how</em> to build it</li> <li>With your team, drive the technical solution design and implementation, ensuring alignment with the overarching technical direction</li> <li>Collaborate closely with product managers and the team to manage technical debt and toil and provide support for existing systems</li> <li>Contribute to defining and evolving Prolific's engineering practices and cross team initiatives</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(126, 140, 141);"><em>Key Technologies </em></span></p> <ul> <li> <ul> <li><strong>Cloud Platforms:</strong> Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS)</li> <li><strong>Programming Languages:</strong> Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue.js </li> <li><strong>Frameworks:</strong> Django Rest Framework, Serverless architectures, container-based services</li> <li><strong>Databases:</strong> MongoDB, DynamoDB, Postgres</li> <li><strong>DevOps & Monitoring Tools:</strong> CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Celery, EventBridge, DataDog</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p style=&quo