Descript · 19 hours ago
Engineering Manager, Narrative Editing
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$222K/yr - $262K/yr
5+ years expDescript is revolutionizing content creation through innovative editing methodologies and AI technologies. They are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Narrative Editing team, focusing on enhancing product experiences for creators using both live and generative AI content creation.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)MusicSoftwareAudioConsumer SoftwareSpeech RecognitionVideo Editing
Responsibilities
Own execution: Manage team prioritizes, drive alignment across stakeholders, adapt plans to maximize outcomes, and hold a high bar for delivery through active planning, prioritization, and follow-through
Define team direction: Connect customer needs, product vision, and technical realities in close collaboration with Product, Design, and AI engineering by setting clear priorities and making tradeoffs to deliver results
Develop your team: Recruit, mentor, and grow engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and high performance. Create stretch opportunities for ICs, deliver clear and direct feedback, and manage underperformance early
Drive operational excellence: Ensure execution is predictable, reliable, and sustainable, implementing best practices in project management and engineering processes
Maintain the technical bar: Guide architectural decisions, ensure sound design tradeoffs, address tech debt that slows execution, and drive delivery of high-quality, reliable systems
Qualification
Required
5+ years of software engineering experience
2+ years of engineering management experience delivering complex, cross-functional product work with high velocity and quality
Excels at hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineering talent
Creating collaborative, empowering, and high-performing team environments
Ability to think deeply about our customers and bring strongly informed opinions that contribute to great product experiences
Strong technical background with the ability to guide architectural decisions, evaluate tradeoffs, and maintain engineering excellence without being hands-on day-to-day
Communicates clearly and effectively across technical and non-technical audiences
Thrives in collaborative environments working closely with Product, Design, and Research partners
Able to convert business objectives into technical metrics that accurately reflect progress towards those objectives and help guide prioritization
Thrives in fast-paced, high-ownership environments
Seeks opportunities to have impact and values the growth that comes with every new challenge
Actively adapts to the changing landscape of tools and how they can be integrated into the operations of teams to make them more effective
Understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of AI tools and how to evaluate them
Preferred
Experience building creative tools in the past or you're a frequent user of creative media tools
Experience defining strategic technical quality metrics and driving success to those metrics
Benefits
Generous healthcare package
401k matching program
Catered lunches
Flexible vacation time
Company
Descript
Descript is a collaborative audio and video editor that transcribes audio to a text document for editing, training, and collaboration.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (2)
2024 (4)
2023 (3)
2022 (6)
2021 (4)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$100MKey Investors
OpenAISpark CapitalAndreessen Horowitz,Redpoint
2022-10-27Series C· $50M
2021-02-01Series B· $30M
2019-09-18Series A· $15M
Leadership Team
Sophie Hinkley
VP People
Andrew Mason
Member Board of Directors
Recent News
2025-11-24
International Business Times
2025-11-07
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