Engineering Manager, Search Quality & Ranking at Notion

San Francisco, California, United States

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Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience managing engineering teams working on search, ranking, relevance, or related areas
  • Deep understanding of building and maintaining high-quality search experiences at scale
  • Experience with planning, prioritization, and staffing of work
  • Experience with data-driven decision making
  • Passion for experimentation and measuring search quality
  • Experience shaping engineering organization practices

Responsibilities

  • Build and manage a diverse and inclusive team of 5-7 engineers
  • Create a healthy team environment embodying Notion's values
  • Recruit, coach, and develop engineers
  • Collaborate with cross-functional peers to set team direction
  • Facilitate planning, balancing reliability needs with long-term improvements
  • Maintain a high-quality bar for team builds, focusing on reliability, latency, and relevance
  • Drive project execution using data to inform prioritization
  • Work with the Engineering team to shape organizational practices

Skills

Notion

Versatile productivity and collaboration platform

About Notion

Notion is a workspace platform designed to enhance productivity and collaboration for a wide range of users, from startups to large enterprises. It combines various tools into a single platform, allowing teams to write, plan, and share their work efficiently. Users can start with a free version and upgrade to paid plans as their needs grow. Key features include customizable notes and documents, project management tools, and a drag-and-drop interface for easy page creation. Notion also includes an AI-powered Q&A feature that provides instant answers to user queries, helping to centralize knowledge. The platform supports multiple languages and has a strong global community that contributes content and organizes events.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2016Year Founded
$325.9MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
5,001-10,000Employees

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision insurance
PTO
Mental health & wellbeing package
Parental leave
Fertility coverage
Retirement matching
Commuter benefits
Monthly stipend

Risks

Increased competition from AI-enhanced tools like Evernote.
Potential trust issues with AI features due to factual inaccuracies.
User resistance to adopting new productivity tools.

Differentiation

Notion combines note-taking, task management, and databases into a single platform.
The platform offers customizable workspaces for personal and collaborative use.
Notion AI assists with tasks like text generation and predictive analytics.

Upsides

Integration with Slack and Google Drive enhances workflow automation.
Acquisition of Skiff strengthens Notion's privacy offerings.
Standalone apps like Notion Calendar expand Notion's modular productivity solutions.

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