Engineering Manager, UX
Engineering Manager · Manager · Full Time
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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 haveActive user of the Replit platform
AI Product Development
Nice to haveExperience building products that integrate AI capabilities
Design Background
Nice to haveBackground or formal experience in user interface design
Mobile Web
Nice to haveExperience with mobile web development and responsive design
Figma
Nice to haveProficiency with Figma design collaboration tool
Tech stack
Languages
Frameworks
Tools
Other
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.
- 01
Application Review
Initial resume and portfolio review focusing on management experience and technical background
- 02
Recruiter Screen
Phone screening with talent team covering experience, motivations, and role alignment
- 03
Hiring Manager Interview
Discussion of management philosophy, technical vision, and team building approach
- 04
Technical Leadership Round
Deep dive into technical decision-making, architecture choices, and framework strategy
- 05
Cross-Team Collaboration
Panel interview with design and product stakeholders to assess collaboration skills
- 06
Final Leadership Round
Meeting with senior leadership to discuss vision, culture fit, and strategic thinking
- 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
Want to learn more about what we are up to?
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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