Senior Engineering Manager, Digital Experiences – Remote

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Join us in inspiring everyone to express their unique beauty. IPSY is the beauty industry’s most powerful platform, uniting brands, creators, and hyper‑engaged consumers with unprecedented access to each other through the ultimate beauty membership. Home to sample‑size subscription IPSY Original, full‑size subscription IPSY Extra, and quarterly, limited‑edition collection IPSY Ultimate, we curate beauty for millions of members so they can play, explore, and express their unique beauty every day.

We think self‑discovery, self‑expression, and confidence are beautiful. We’re proud to be a remote‑first company. Our fully remote team members have the chance to live and work where they want, because we believe work should fit into your life—not the other way around. We offer monthly virtual activities, company‑wide offsites, professional development, and learning sessions, to help our team members stay connected, engaged, and impactful while working virtually.

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Senior Engineering Manager – Digital Experiences. Lead IPSY’s fast‑paced, customer‑centric Digital Experiences team powering the personalized subscription experience for our 2M+ members across IPSY Original, Extra, and Ultimate.

• Lead Engineering Teams:
  Manage and mentor a team of software engineers and first‑line engineering managers, helping them grow technical expertise, career paths, and delivery capabilities.
• Drive Technical Vision & Architecture:
  Partner with product and design teams to define and execute on the technical vision for our web and mobile platforms. Be deeply involved in system architecture and design decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, future‑proof, and aligned with business goals.
• Ensure Engineering Excellence:
  Oversee delivery of high‑quality, scalable, and reliable software that aligns with business goals. Guide your team through complex technical challenges and prioritize high‑impact projects.
• Process Improvement:
  Identify and implement improvements to engineering processes, including code quality, testing, CI/CD pipelines, and release management to ensure efficiency and high product standards.
• Cross‑functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with product managers, designers, and other teams to drive product initiatives forward while managing trade‑offs between speed, quality, and cost.
• Mentor and Coach:
  Develop the next generation of engineering leaders within your team through coaching, feedback, and creating growth opportunities.

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in an engineering management role, including managing engineering managers and scaling multi‑team organizations in fast‑paced, product‑driven environments.
• Deep understanding of scalable systems, API design, cloud infrastructure, and performance optimization.
• Strong people management skills, with a proven track record of mentoring engineers and engineering managers at various levels. Experience fostering a positive, inclusive, and high‑performance engineering culture.
• Product mindset:
  Strong understanding of how technology impacts user experience and business outcomes, and ability to balance engineering needs with business goals.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders and provide clear updates on project progress.
• Experience collaborating with cross‑functional teams such as product, design, marketing, data, and QA to drive impactful initiatives.
• Ability to think strategically and critically to address technical and business challenges while maintaining a hands‑on approach when necessary.
• Experience with e‑commerce, subscription services, or beauty‑tech industries.
• Expertise in guiding both frontend and backend architecture in a microservices environment.
• Experienc…