Quizlet · 3 hours ago
Senior Engineering Manager, Trust & Safety
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$236K/yr - $311K/yr
12+ years expQuizlet is a leading learning platform on a mission to help every learner achieve their outcomes. The Senior Engineering Manager will lead the Trust & Safety engineering efforts, focusing on building systems that protect learners and ensure a safe community for educational engagement.
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Responsibilities
Lead and grow engineering teams responsible for trust & safety systems, including content moderation, abuse and fraud detection, and enforcement workflows
Design and scale proactive safety mechanisms, including automated detection, risk scoring, and policy-driven enforcement
Build tools and platforms that support human-in-the-loop moderation, appeals, and case management
Establish engineering best practices for reliability, auditability, and explainability in safety systems
Design and evolve community integrity and contribution quality systems that promote safe, constructive participation
Build reputation, signaling, and feedback mechanisms that help surface high-quality content and interactions while reducing harmful behavior
Partner with Product to shape community experiences that encourage positive engagement and discourage abuse at scale
Strengthen safety capabilities for AI-generated and AI-assisted content, including detection, labeling, and transparency mechanisms
Build safeguards to prevent misuse of AI features, including prompt abuse, policy evasion, and automated spam or manipulation
Support content authenticity, provenance, and policy enforcement for AI-powered learning experiences
Partner closely with Trust & Safety Operations, Legal, Policy, Privacy, and Security teams to translate policies into scalable technical systems
Ensure safety systems support privacy, consent, and regulatory compliance across regions
Contribute to incident response, postmortems, and continuous improvement of Quizlet’s safety posture
Qualification
Required
12+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years managing and scaling engineering teams
Proven experience leading Trust & Safety, Integrity, or Platform Safety engineering teams in a production environment
Strong people leadership skills, including coaching senior engineers, technical leads, and emerging managers
Experience owning execution for complex, cross-functional initiatives in partnership with Product and Operations teams
Hands-on experience building or operating content moderation, abuse prevention, fraud detection, or enforcement systems
Strong understanding of policy-driven enforcement, escalation, and appeals workflows
Experience designing systems that support human-in-the-loop moderation and Trust & Safety Operations at scale
Familiarity with global trust & safety challenges, including harassment, spam, manipulation, and misuse
Strong background in distributed systems, data pipelines, and service-oriented architectures
Experience with ML-assisted safety systems, rule-based detection, or risk scoring frameworks
Ability to design systems with reliability, auditability, and explainability as first-class concerns
Experience supporting incident response, on-call rotations, and postmortem-driven improvement
Experience building or supporting safeguards for AI-generated or AI-assisted content
Understanding of risks related to prompt abuse, policy evasion, automation, and content manipulation
Ability to balance rapid AI innovation with responsible deployment and user protection
Proven ability to partner closely with Trust & Safety Operations, Legal, Policy, Privacy, and Security teams
Strong communication skills for translating policy and risk requirements into technical execution
Sound judgment and calm decision-making in high-stakes or ambiguous situations
Deep commitment to user safety, trust, and ethical technology
Preferred
Familiarity with content authenticity, labeling, or provenance mechanisms is a strong plus
Benefits
20 vacation days that we expect you to take!
Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance (100% employee and 75% dependent PPO, Dental, VSP Choice)
Employer-sponsored 401k plan with company match
Access to LinkedIn Learning and other resources to support professional growth
Paid Family Leave, FSA, HSA, Commuter benefits, and Wellness benefits
40 hours of annual paid time off to participate in volunteer programs of choice
Company
Quizlet
Quizlet is a learning platform that uses activities and games to help students practice and master what they’re learning.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$62MKey Investors
General AtlanticIcon Ventures
2020-05-13Series C· $30M
2018-02-06Series B· $20M
2015-11-23Series A· $12M
Leadership Team
Kurt Beidler
Chief Executive Officer
David Margulius
Board Member and Co-Founder
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