Engineering Manager, UX

Engineering Manager · Manager · Full Time

Foster City, CA (Hybrid) In office M,W,FUSD 200k – 300k5mo ago
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Role

What you'll do.

Replit seeks an Engineering Manager for UX to build and scale a frontend team focused on creating next-generation AI user interfaces. This role requires 4+ years of engineering management experience with deep React and CSS expertise, combining technical leadership with people management to define UI framework strategy and deliver accessible software creation experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and grow a team of frontend engineers, reinforcing Replit's culture of UI excellence and craft
  • Technical Vision: Define the technical vision and strategy for building and extending user interface frameworks to help Replit ship high-quality user experiences quickly
  • Cross-Team Collaboration: Engage design and product engineering teams to understand, triage, and prioritize requirements
  • AI UX Strategy: Set an ambitious vision for the future of AI user interfaces and help the team sequence steps to make it a reality
  • Design Consultation: Help the Design team tastefully refine designs by taking into account technical constraints, timelines, and resources
  • Product Quality: Use deep understanding of technology, product, and UI to increase quality, performance, and usage of Replit's most important surfaces

Qualifications

What we look for.

Technical

  • React Expertise

    Deep technical experience with React framework for building user interfaces

  • CSS Mastery

    Advanced knowledge of CSS and CSS frameworks for styling and layout

  • Mobile Web Development

    Experience with mobile web development and responsive design

  • Figma Proficiency

    Familiarity with Figma for design collaboration and prototyping

Experience

  • Engineering Management

    4+ years of engineering management experience with track record of building and scaling high-performing teams

  • Cross-Team Project Delivery

    Proven experience delivering ambitious projects requiring coordination across multiple teams and departments

  • People Management

    Experience with mentoring, performance management, and career development

  • Technical Leadership

    Excellent communication skills to balance technical leadership with people management

  • Talent Acquisition

    Great recruiting experience in building talent-dense teams

Skills

Required

  • Engineering Management

    4+ years managing engineering teams with focus on scaling and performance

  • React Development

    Deep technical experience with React framework

  • CSS Expertise

    Advanced knowledge of CSS and CSS frameworks

  • People Management

    Strong mentoring, performance management, and career development skills

  • Cross-Team Collaboration

    Experience coordinating projects across multiple departments

  • User Experience Focus

    Obsession with user experience and interface design

  • Talent Acquisition

    Proven recruiting experience building high-performing teams

Preferred

  • Replit Experience

    Nice to have

    Active user of the Replit platform

  • AI Product Development

    Nice to have

    Experience building products that integrate AI capabilities

  • Design Background

    Nice to have

    Background or formal experience in user interface design

  • Mobile Web

    Nice to have

    Experience with mobile web development and responsive design

  • Figma

    Nice to have

    Proficiency with Figma design collaboration tool

Tech stack

Languages

JavaScriptTypeScript

Frameworks

ReactCSS Frameworks

Tools

FigmaCSS

Other

Mobile WebAI Integration

Compensation

Pay and benefits.

Base·USD 200,000 – 300,000

Equity·Stock options

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary & Equity

    Competitive base salary with equity compensation package

  • 401(k) Program

    401(k) retirement program with 4% company match

  • Health Insurance

    Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage

  • Disability Insurance

    Short-term and long-term disability insurance coverage

  • Parental Leave

    Paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave

  • Commuter Benefits

    Transportation and commuting expense reimbursement

  • Wellness Stipend

    Monthly wellness stipend for health and fitness expenses

  • Flexible Time Off

    Flexible time off policy plus company holidays

  • Office Setup

    In-office setup reimbursement for workspace equipment

  • Team Gatherings

    Quarterly team gatherings and company events

Process

Interview steps.

  1. 01

    Application Review

    Initial resume and portfolio review focusing on management experience and technical background

  2. 02

    Recruiter Screen

    Phone screening with talent team covering experience, motivations, and role alignment

  3. 03

    Hiring Manager Interview

    Discussion of management philosophy, technical vision, and team building approach

  4. 04

    Technical Leadership Round

    Deep dive into technical decision-making, architecture choices, and framework strategy

  5. 05

    Cross-Team Collaboration

    Panel interview with design and product stakeholders to assess collaboration skills

  6. 06

    Final Leadership Round

    Meeting with senior leadership to discuss vision, culture fit, and strategic thinking

  7. 07

    Reference Check

    Verification of management experience and team building success with previous colleagues

Full posting

Original listing.

Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language. With millions of users worldwide, Replit is democratizing software development by removing traditional barriers to application creation.

About the role:

We're seeking an Engineering Manager, UX to help build the future of AI user interfaces. In this role, you'll build and manage a team that bridges design and engineering to create intuitive, performant user interfaces that make software creation accessible on any device. You'll guide your team in building production-ready frameworks and patterns that enable high-quality in-product experiences. You’ll also help your team build core user interfaces for interacting with AI.

You will:

  • Build, mentor, and grow a team of frontend engineers, reenforcing Replit’s culture of UI excellence and craft.

  • Define the technical vision and strategy for building/extending user interface frameworks in order to help Replit ship high quality user experiences fast.

  • Engage design and product engineering teams to understand, triage, and prioritize requirements.

  • Set an ambitious vision for the future of AI user interfaces, and help the team sequence the steps to make it a reality.

  • Help the Design team tastefully refine designs by taking into account technical constraints, timelines and resources.

  • Use your deep understanding of technology, the product, and UI, to increase the quality, performance and usage of Replit’s most important surfaces.

Required skills and experience:

  • 4+ years of engineering management experience with a track record of building and scaling high-performing teams. Proven experience delivering ambitious projects that require coordinating across multiple teams / departments.

  • Deep technical experience in many of the following: React, CSS, CSS frameworks, mobile web, Figma.

  • Excellent communication skills to balance technical leadership with people management, including mentoring, performance management, and career development.

  • Obsession with the user experience.

  • Great recruiting experience in building talent dense teams.

  • Adaptability to be ready and able to lead through changing needed requirements.

Bonus Qualifications:

  • Active Replit user.

  • Experience building products that use AI.

  • Background or experience in Design.

This is a full-time role that can be held from our Foster City, CA office. The role has an in-office requirement of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Full-Time Employee Benefits Include:

💰 Competitive Salary & Equity

💹 401(k) Program with a 4% match

⚕️ Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance

🩼 Short Term and Long Term Disability

🚼 Paid Parental, Medical, Caregiver Leave

🚗 Commuter Benefits

📱 Monthly Wellness Stipend

🧑‍💻 Autonomous Work Environment

🖥 In Office Set-Up Reimbursement

🏝 Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays

🚀 Quarterly Team Gatherings

☕ In Office Amenities

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Interviewing + Culture at Replit

To achieve our mission of making programming more accessible around the world, we need our team to be representative of the world. We welcome your unique perspective and experiences in shaping this product. We encourage people from all kinds of backgrounds to apply, including and especially candidates from underrepresented and non-traditional backgrounds.

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