Engineering Manager

SpeakSan FranciscoHybridfull_timedirector

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Tech Stack

Backend System Design Platform Engineering Infrastructure Engineering Performance Optimization

Responsibilities

Lead and manage a team of engineers, setting strong output and productivity expectations.
Contribute technically through coaching, leadership, and direct contributions (e.g., shipping projects, bugfixes, improving the agent environment).
Drive the team's agentic engineering transformation by identifying manual tasks, slowdowns, and actively closing gaps.
Set the pace and drive velocity while articulating and maintaining a high quality bar.
Collaborate closely with partner functions like Product/Design to execute effectively in the AI era.

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipProject Management

Benefits

Equity
Parental Leave

Culture

Mission-DrivenGrowthCross-Functional TeamsTransparent LeadershipInclusive Hiring

About Speak

Industry: edtech

Size: small

Speak is an AI company focused on reinventing language learning through a human-level, AI-powered tutor that provides a conversation-first experience with instant feedback and structured lessons. Having raised over $150M from investors like OpenAI, the company is rapidly expanding globally.

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Compensation

Equity: Series C from top investors

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