Engineering Manager, Magic Leap

• This position requires a seasoned, versatile engineer who can operate autonomously, create opportunity, balance strategic planning with tactical execution, and grow talent while driving technical excellence
• Important: You will lead a distributed team across Europe and the US so you need to be flexible in working across multiple time zones
• Bachelor's / Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of professional software development experience in Python and C++
• 3+ years of experience in geometric computer vision
• 3+ years of technical leadership experience managing and mentoring engineering teams
• Proven track record in system architecture involving hardware and software
• Proven track record managing cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to operate with high autonomy in ambiguous environments

Desirable

• Leading an engineering team of four within the Perception group, the manager will be responsible for the systems that collect essential real-world sensor data, including ground truth, from our XR devices
• This data is vital for the development and validation of a variety of perception features like head tracking, eye tracking, depth estimation, object tracking, etc
• You'll bridge leadership and hands-on technical contribution—defining technical strategy, setting roadmaps with internal stakeholders, architecting data collection tooling, and writing production code while building and mentoring a cross-disciplinary engineering team
• You are responsible for two data collection labs with equipment such as OptiTrack, LiDARs, and robot arms in different geographic regions
• You'll serve as the primary technical point of contact for internal clients, proactively aligning data delivery roadmaps with business needs
• Design, develop, and maintain hardware and software solutions for ground truth data collection in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders
• Individually develop and maintain production software in Python and C++ as the lead developer
• Maintain strategic oversight of vendor landscape for hardware and software tooling, evaluating and selecting optimal solutions
• Orchestrate data collection operations with internal teams and external data collectors
• Set technical direction and priorities for a cross-disciplinary computer vision team
• Mentor and coach team members with technical depth and empathy, supporting their professional growth and career development