Hiring: Engineering Manager, Query Service Company: Mixpanel Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:08:52 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Figma, GitHub, Mixpanel, Notion, Slack, Zoom About the job Experience: •6+ years engineering experience; 2+ years leading engineering teams Required Skills: •Teams operate as autonomous pods, with engineering, product, and design working side by side on clear strategic goals. Teams have direct access to customer feedback, product usage data, business metrics, and design context. •We start with customer problems. We reason from first principles. We challenge assumptions. We aim for simple solutions to complex problems and avoid unnecessary abstraction. •Engineering owns execution, quality, and operations. There are no project managers, QA teams, or separate SREs. Ownership stays with the people building the product. •We value written thinking, dashboards, and demos over slide decks. We work openly using tools like Slack, GitHub, Mixpanel, Notion, Figma, and Zoom. •Lead an engineering team and grow its scope over time. This role is for someone who loves developing people and unlocking their potential. •Build an exceptional team by hiring well, coaching deeply, and creating a culture where engineers feel ownership and pride in what they ship. •Shape direction alongside Product, turning big ideas into focused execution and helping teams move fast without losing quality. •Set the technical bar and protect the system. Depending on level, this may mean hands-on technical leadership or empowering tech leads with clarity and trust. Qualifications: •Proven collaboration with product managers and designers on meaningful infrastructure. •Strong judgment in technical tradeoffs, backed by lessons learned. •Evidence of leadership through influence, alignment, and growing others. •Director candidates must have experience managing managers. •Skilled at navigating ambiguity, making tradeoffs, and bringing clarity to complex org structures •High level of ownership, accountability, and product intuition Compensation: •$279,000 - $377,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!