Engineering Manager - SmartDesk

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About the Company: At Playlist, life's richest moments happen when people step away from screens to move, connect, explore, and play. We're building the definitive platform for intentional living, connecting people with inspiring experiences in fitness, wellness, and beyond. With popular brands like Mindbody and ClassPass, Playlist empowers businesses and individuals, making it effortless for aspirations to become actions. Join us in reshaping technology's role to foster meaningful, real-world connections.

The Role You'll Play At the intersection of cutting-edge AI and real-world business solutions, your role as an Engineering Manager for the SmartDesk product, you will lead an engineering team in building an innovative AI-powered front desk assistant for wellness businesses. As a strategic technical leader, you'll transform emerging AI capabilities into reliable, impactful products that solve complex communication and workflow challenges. Empower a high-performing engineering team to deliver exceptional technical solutions and drive meaningful business impact Lead end-to-end team management, from recruiting top talent to mentoring and supporting career growth Shape the technical vision and strategy for SmartDesk, balancing rapid innovation with robust engineering principles Drive product development through close collaboration with product, data, and applied AI teams Make critical architectural decisions that balance speed, quality, and long-term system flexibility Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives and help evolve Playlist's technical capabilities Establish clear goals, prioritize resources, and guide team execution through complex, ambiguous challenges Experience You Bring 3+ years of engineering management experience leading teams of 6+ members Proven track record of designing and scaling AI-powered SaaS products in B2B2C environments Strong proficiency in Python, with comfort working across diverse technology stacks (React, C#) Deep expertise in transforming AI capabilities into production-ready, reliable systems Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to cross-functional stakeholders Demonstrated success in establishing technical vision and driving measurable outcomes Experience with modern AI development tools and frameworks Passion for building diverse, high-performing engineering teams Technologies We Use LLMs and Generative AI frameworks AWS (ECS, SQS, RDS) Python TypeScript / JavaScript / React / Next.js Pay Transparency It is Playlist's intent to pay all Team Members competitive wages and salaries that are motivational, fair and equitable. The goal of Playlist's