Engineering Manager, Notion

• You have experience managing senior engineering teams and Staff+ ICs, and have led teams through scaling challenges
• You have a strong background in scalability and performance optimization, with a track record of improving latency, reliability, and interaction responsiveness at scale
• You have led complex, end-to-end data loading initiatives and can drive technical strategy for core infrastructure
• You create environments that are collaborative, empowering, supportive, and challenging—where engineers do their best work
• You have a deep background in product and technology, enabling you to ask the right questions, balance product, tech, and people concerns, and make hard tradeoffs
• You think rigorously and are prepared to tackle the toughest technical problems, understand trade-offs, and enable teams to make decisions and progress
• You thrive in ambiguity and change, especially around organizational structure and the boundaries of your role. You enjoy jumping into whatever areas need attention and learning as you go
• You value empathetic and direct communication, particularly when giving and receiving feedback

Desirable

• We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our Product Infrastructure team
• Product Infra is responsible for evolving the core systems that enable Notion to scale seamlessly, deliver reliable and performant product experiences, and empower our engineering teams to build for the future
• As Notion’s customer base grows—from individuals to organizations with 100,000+ users—Product Infra plays a central role in ensuring Notion’s platform is robust, scalable, and delightful
• As the Product Infra Engineering Manager, you will lead and develop a high-performing team of senior engineers, including Staff+ level ICs
• You will drive strategic initiatives to scale Notion to support massive workspace sizes, evolve Notion’s Offline Mode toward a local-first experience, and set and execute a long-term strategy for scalability and performance, especially around data loading
• You will work cross-functionally to ensure our infrastructure empowers product teams and ultimately delivers value to our users
• You'll build and manage a diverse and inclusive team of engineers working on foundational infrastructure that supports Notion’s core product features. You'll create a healthy environment for your team that embodies Notion's values
• You'll recruit, coach, and develop engineers—ensuring regular feedback and supporting personal and professional growth
• You'll facilitate planning, including the prioritization, sequencing, and staffing of work for your team
• You'll own execution in your team to develop a steady cadence of delivering value to your users, maintaining a high-quality bar for everything your team ships
• You'll work with customer teams and leadership to understand company strategy and set your team's direction accordingly
• You'll shape Notion's engineering organization by helping to develop technical practices, recruiting and onboarding strategy, planning and prioritization processes, and more