Role in brief
Notion seeks an Engineering Manager for their Search & Context Platform team. This role involves leading a platform team focused on search infrastructure and AI tools. Candidates with experience in managing engineering teams and a strong technical background in search and data systems should apply.
About the role
In this position at Notion, you will lead a high-performing team responsible for the search infrastructure and context management that supports AI tools. Your focus will be on ensuring reliability and performance while managing the complexities of indexing and retrieval.
Success in this role requires setting a clear roadmap for platform development and collaborating closely with product and AI teams. You will need to balance foundational investments with the rapid iteration of new features, all while fostering a strong team environment through effective hiring and coaching.
The position offers a competitive salary, with a range between $280,000 and $330,000 per year.
Skills that matter here
- search: This role requires depth in search technologies to enhance the platform's capabilities.
- retrieval: You will oversee the retrieval processes that are critical for the platform's performance.
- data indexing: Managing data indexing will be a key responsibility to ensure efficient access to information.
- big data pipelines: Experience with big data pipelines will be essential for scaling the platform.
- platform management: You will manage the platform's overall architecture and reliability.
Who this role suits
- A candidate who thrives in a dynamic environment and can handle ambiguity.
- Someone with a strong technical background who can effectively debate architectural choices.
- An individual who is skilled in managing engineering teams and fostering a collaborative culture.
- A person who prioritizes product velocity while maintaining long-term system health.
From the employer
- Lead a high-performing platform team responsible for search infrastructure (lexical & semantic), indexing, retrieval, and context/memory primitives.
- Set a clear roadmap balancing foundational platform investments with fast iteration on indexing new entities/features.
- Operate the platform with a high reliability bar: SLOs, deep observability, on-call health, early-warning signals, and prevention-first incident/post-mortem practices.
- Partner closely with the Search & Context product team, the AI team, and other consumers of the platform.
- Anticipate customer needs and invest in capacity and capabilities to accelerate product velocity.
- Build and lead the team through hiring, coaching, feedback, and creating an environment for strong technical ICs.
- Contribute to Notion's broader engineering practices around platform design, reliability, on-call, and AI-era infrastructure.
- 4+ years of experience leading engineering teams with a track record of shipping high-quality systems.
- A technically leaning management style with the ability to debate architecture and tradeoffs.
- Depth in search, retrieval, or large-scale data/indexing systems.
- Experience product managing a platform or infrastructure scope.
- Strong systems judgment around scalability, performance, security, and enterprise readiness.
- A bias for making hard tradeoffs to unblock product velocity while protecting long-term health.
- Experience working closely with product and AI teams as customers of a platform.
- High tolerance for ambiguity and rapid change.
- Highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits.
- Estimated base salary range for this role is $280,000 - $330,000 per year.
Questions about this role
Is this position remote?
Yes, this role is remote.
What is the salary range for this position?
The estimated salary range is $280,000 to $330,000 per year.
How can I apply for this role?
Candidates can apply through Notion's website.