Technical Software Engineering Manager (Search Relevance)

Company Description

Cricut® makes smart cutting machines that work with an easy-to-use app, an ever-growing collection of materials, and crafting essentials to help you design and personalize almost anything — custom cards, unique apparel, everyday items, and so much more.

Let’s make.

Overview

We believe everyone is born creative. We’re a diverse tapestry of thinkers, dreamers, givers, DIYers, handi-workers, artisans, and forever and always architects of things.

At Cricut, we place the power of handmade into the hands of all. We give you beautiful, easy-to-master tools so you can make something unique, remarkable, perfect. We surround you with ideas, community, inspiration, and encouragement to take your creativity further than you ever imagined. And as a community, we celebrate the exhilarating act of making every single day.

So, make that handcrafted card that feels like a hug. Design a shirt for fun, for family, or for a full-blown business. Craft with a passion or for a purpose. Make something big and bold, itsy-bitsy, amazingly ambitious, or just plain silly. Whatever you make, just make your heart out. Because here’s the remarkable truth: When we all make together, we make all things possible.

Let’s make.

Pay range:

Technical Software Engineering Manager (Search Relevance): $128,500-$184,000

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at Cricut. You may be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses dependent on position. You will receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, HSA with company contributions, FSA, Employee Assistance Program, paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, life insurance covered at 1X annual salary, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, LifeStyle account, and discounts and perks. You receive 20 days of paid vacation, 3 sick days, and will be eligible for 12 or more paid holidays per year. 

***Please note: This position is based in our office located in South Jordan, UT. If you are residing in Utah, you will be expected to work from our South Jordan office. However, if you are located outside of Utah, this position is open to remote work.

Job Description

We are looking for an exceptional Engineering Manager to join our Software Engineering team. In this position, you will lead a team of talented engineers to advance the search platform. You will drive and work on cutting edge search solutions to give our members the best search experience imaginable. You’ll contribute to building out highly scalable services, with emphasis on performance and optimization, using the latest tools and techniques. You’ll work to identify areas of improvements in the code base and algorithm to drive conversions. If you're the type of engineer who likes to be hands-on and has proven experience collaborating with team members to achieve a common goal, we want to hear from you!  

What You’ll Do:  

• A Technical Software Engineering Manager specializing in search that will code up to 30% of the time 

• Work to improve the search algorithm, utilizing machine learning models for Semantic Search and Natural Language Processing 

• Focus on improving ranking and personalization to boost search conversions 

• Finetune search clusters using technology like Elasticsearch and OpenSearch  

• Develop implementations of patterns to solve real world problems and provide guidance to implementation teams  

• Lead discussions on architectural best practices, advise on cloud best practices  

• Evangelize engineering principles internally and externally   

• Work with systems that run billions of transactions, and keep them updated and honest  

Qualifications

• BS/MS in computer science or equivalent experience  

• 10+ years related experience   

• Strong experience in C#, .NET Framework and technology   

• Experience with Cloud Native architectures and technologies, designing and implementing RESTful APIs, and architecting, developing and maintaining cloud-based web services (AWS preferred)    

• Experience with search technologies such as Elasticsearch, OpenSearch or Solr 

• Applied machine learning experience in relation to search is strongly preferred 

• Experience in related fields such as recommendation systems and natural language processing is a bonus 

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