Manager, Engineering - Flickr

Job Title: Manager, Engineering - Flickr

Job Level: M2

Location: Remote, within approved U.S. states (see below)

How software gets built at Flickr is changing, and this role is central to that change. Our engineers spend their time specifying problems precisely, setting constraints, directing agentic tools, and verifying what comes back. If that’s already how you work, you’ll recognize this job immediately.

As an Engineering Manager, you’ll own the team responsible for the experience Flickr members have every day: the native apps, groups and community, privacy and moderation tooling, and the quality of the product people already pay for. You’ll partner with a dedicated product manager, and you’ll be accountable both for what your team delivers and for helping your engineers adopt a new way of working.

Compensation: Awesome is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role is $181,000-$209,100. This position is also remote-friendly, and as such, compensation will ultimately be in line with the location in which the position is filled. Various factors, such as defined competency leveling and geographic location, will determine the final compensation for this role.

Benefits: Health, dental, vision insurance with 100% premium coverage for you and dependents. Health Savings Account contributions covering 90%+ of annual deductible. 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting. Professional development and learning opportunities. Remote work support (internet, fitness, coworking space reimbursements). Company-sponsored therapy and coaching sessions.

Your Opportunity:

• Lead your team through the shift in how Flickr builds software. Set the expectation, model it yourself, and coach your engineers to meet the new standard.
• Define what rigorous verification looks like for your areas, build the evals that make it repeatable, and hold the team to it.
• Hire, mentor, and grow your team, and build a place where people do their best work and always know where they stand.
• Assess and coach engineers on what matters now: the quality of the inputs they give the tools, how well they use them, and how carefully they verify the output.
• Own the quality signal for your areas, with detection, alerting, and triage that catch problems before members do.
• Set the roadmap with your product partner, and keep leadership informed on progress, risks, and incidents without softening bad news.
• Partner with Legal, Trust & Safety, and Support on privacy, data handling, and moderation, including work with regulatory deadlines.

You Have:

• Management experience with direct responsibility for your team’s performance and growth, including the hard conversations. You’ll be coaching experienced engineers through a difficult change from day one.
• Hands-on fluency with agentic workflows. You’ve shipped real work using prompts, agents, and agentic loops, you’re starting to build evals, and you have a clear opinion on what verification means when a human didn’t write the code.
• Deep frontend web experience with TypeScript, React, and Next.js, plus hands-on backend experience building APIs on serverless infrastructure. You have enough depth to push back on a plan and earn credibility with senior engineers.
• A track record of improving quality and reliability on a consumer-facing product.
• Precise, concise communication. You can describe how a system behaves accurately enough for Legal to act on it, and you lead with a clear position rather than the analysis behind it.
• Comfort with the financial side of running a team, including budgets, cost optimization, and vendor management.

Beyond The Skills: 

• Our stack: PHP 8 on the backend, TypeScript with React and Next.js on the web, and native iOS and Android apps, all backed by a serverless architecture on AWS. We build with agentic workflows and evals. If you haven’t worked with part of our stack, you can learn it with us.
• Nice to have: Broader AWS infrastructure experience, native mobile development, Next.js deployment, and Kubernetes.
• Your team: Senior and Staff engineers working across web and native mobile. Several have deep Flickr history and know the product extremely well. Start by earning their trust, and be their advocate.

What We Offer You:

**Comprehensive Benefits** 

-  4 Day Work Week

-  Health, dental, vision insurance - 100% premium coverage for employee and dependents 

-  HSA contributions covering 90%+ of annual deductible

- 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting

- FTO (Flexible Time Off)

- Learning & development opportunities for personal and professional growth

- Remote work stipends (internet, fitness, coworking space)

- Company-sponsored therapy and coaching sessions

- Flexible spending accounts available 

- Company-sponsored phone plan

- A fully remote work environment (+ a coworking space reimbursement if you prefer)

***Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis up until 11/13/2026***

A Little About Us:

Our purpose is simple: building a better world through the power of photography. For over two decades, we have led the photography industry and thrived as a private, mission-focused, values-led company. We are a Certified Evergreen brand. We are also a Certified Great Place to Work, Climate Neutral Certified, and members of the Conservation Alliance. 

We’re building iconic brands that connect people through photography and unleash the value of the stories they tell. We make products that thrill photographers of all types, crafting experiences that empower them to preserve their precious memories, share their art, and run their businesses. 

A career at Awesome is much more than a job. Our people come first, and we invest in their growth and prioritize their well-being. Your work will contribute to our mission while leaving a positive, lasting impact on our community and our world.

Our expanding family of brands includes SmugMug and Flickr.

Work Authorization: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Location: This is a remote position, and candidates must be physically located in one of the following states: California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.

All employees must perform work duties from a Company-approved location. Any change to your remote work location, whether temporary or permanent, requires prior approval from your manager and the People Team.

EEOC Statement:

Awesome seeks to thrill customers around the world, and building a diverse team is essential to our success. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We encourage diverse candidates to apply and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace for all. We’re committed to providing equal opportunities and cultivating an inclusive culture. We believe that embracing diversity is integral to innovation and progress.

 ADA Requirements:

At Awesome, we strive to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities to facilitate their participation in the recruitment, selection, and assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our People Operations Team by email at jobs@smugmug.com, and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

AI Use Restrictions:  

We recognize that AI tools are increasingly part of how people prepare, communicate, and work, and we welcome their thoughtful use during the hiring process. You may use AI to support activities such as interview preparation, research, brainstorming, application materials, and take-home exercises, unless the instructions for a particular exercise say otherwise.

However, please do not use AI tools during live interviews, including for real-time answers, coaching, transcription, or note-taking, unless we have explicitly approved their use. During these conversations, we want to hear directly from you and understand your own experience, judgment, and thought process.

This requirement does not apply to candidates who need to use AI as part of a disability-related accommodation. If that applies to you, please contact us at jobs@smugmug.com in advance so we can discuss and arrange it.