Senior Engineering Manager at Theknotworldwide

WHAT WE DO MATTERS: At The Knot Worldwide, we champion celebration - and that starts with celebrating our people. Our employees are passionate dreamers, thoughtful doers, and lifelong learners who power meaningful moments for millions around the world. We’re united by authentic connection, shared purpose, and a deep commitment to the global community we serve. Here, flexibility and belonging go hand in hand with high performance. Driven by our core values, we believe the best ideas come from empowered teams: those who consistently collaborate with intention to design solutions, spark ideas, and drive impact. Our people are at the heart of our success. ABOUT THE ROLE AND TEAM: The Knot Worldwide is seeking a highly motivated Senior Engineering Manager to lead our Barcelona-based Acquisition Team. This role will lead the strategy, execution, and delivery of our landing experiences, focusing on building and optimizing discovery and landing experiences across various channels—including AI, search, paid media, and distribution—to significantly expand our reach, increase traffic, accelerate user activation, and drive app adoption. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Lead and mentor a team of engineers working on landing experience apps and services—managing career growth, performance, and project execution. • Own the roadmap for product capabilities across our web and mobile platforms, working in close partnership with Product, Data, Design, and Marketing teams. • Collaborate across zones, including Marketplace and Vendor Experience teams, to ensure systems are performant, discoverable, and aligned with user and stakeholder needs. • Drive improvements in relevance, ranking, speed, and scalability of our platform, including systems migrations and replatforming when necessary. • Ensure quality and maintainability by guiding software development best practices, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. • Shape platform and company-wide architecture by contributing to technical direction and collaborating with other senior engineers and leaders. • Coordinate globally with remote and international engineering teams to deliver reliable and cohesive solutions. SUCCESSFUL SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER CANDIDATES HAVE: • 5+ years of experience managing engineering teams, preferably in product-focused, consumer web or mobile environments. • A strong background in leading teams working on landing experiences is a plus. • Experience across modern web stacks such as React, Next.js, Node.js, GraphQL, and cloud infrastructure. • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects involving performance optimization, SEO, AEO, and high-scale content systems. • Proven ability to lead and coach senior engineers across multiple technical domains. • Excellent communication skills—you’re able to align engineering with product and business priorities, and clearly articulate trade-offs to stakeholders. • Committed to agile development principles and fostering a culture of learning, feedback, and accountability. BENEFITS: • Private health insurance • Life insurance • Employee assistance program: on-demand mental health assistance program for any professional or personal matter • Optional salary advances • Tax relief options: pre-tax savings for food, transport, daycare and work related training expenses • Gym membership discount • Personal time off: 23 working days of holidays per year + additional days each year considering the application of the max. anual working hours of the Collective Bargaining Agreement • Other leave entitlements: enhancements to statutory leave permissions, for instance: maternity, paternity, childcare, illness and others to support work-life balance • Work from home allowance (40€/month) • Food allowance (55€/month) • Employee gifting • Signature events • Employee resource groups • DEI & Sustainability councils • Robust communication and feedback channels • Focused Fridays • Recognition iniciatives • Local events • GROW program • TKWW University for Employee & Leader development • Employee referral program WORK MODEL: • This role is Together@TKWW-eligible and based near one of our office hubs. You’ll be expected to work in the office two days a week as part of our hybrid work model. • This role includes on-call rotations to ensure the stability of our systems. Specific schedules and compensation will be discussed during the interview process. #managment-track At The Knot Worldwide, we believe you are more than a resume and invite you to go for it, take the leap of faith, and apply for this job. Together, we have an incredible opportunity to make it even easier for our customers to plan life’s most meaningful moments and for our small business owners to grow and scale. We would love to have you with us on our journey. WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU: • Commit to our customers: You act as one team on behalf of our customers. You lead with head and heart, and build what matters for life's most meaningful moments. • Raise the bar: You define "great" and work backwards. You don't just accept how it's been done, but boldly define how it should be. You are unafraid to innovate, learn, and keep moving forward toward our shared vision. • Be all in: You believe in our mission and take ownership of your work. You debate openly to reach the best outcomes, speaking with clarity and care, embracing diverse perspectives, then commit fully. • Celebrate impact: You measure success by the outcomes you create. You hold yourself accountable to delivering value, while recognizing progress and the lessons learned along the way. You love to win, together. WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT US: We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter, both in and out of the office.. We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave, and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people. Together@TKWW is our approach to hybrid work. It’s designed to support how we work best: combining the flexibility we value with meaningful opportunities to connect in person. Whether a role is Together@TKWW-eligible or not, we believe in purposeful moments to come together, build strong relationships, and drive bold ideas forward. • For Together@TKWW-eligible roles, this includes regular in-office time to foster collaboration and connection. • For roles not eligible for in-office expectations, we support connection through virtual collaboration and intentional gatherings. To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; New York, NY; and Washington, D.C. __ US Notice: The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. The Knot Worldwide expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. 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