Senior Engineering Manager, Partner & Connector Ecosystems
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 235781 - 311070
Posted on:
5 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Quizlet:
At Quizlet our mission is to help every learner achieve their outcomes in the most effective and delightful way. Our $1B learning platform serves tens of millions of students every month including two-thirds of U.S. high schoolers and half of U.S. college students powering over 2 billion learning interactions monthly.
We blend cognitive science with machine learning to personalize and enhance the learning experience for students professionals and lifelong learners alike. Were energized by the potential to power more learners through multiple approaches and various tools.
Lets Build the Future of Learning
Join us to design and deliver AI-powered learning tools that scale across the world and unlock human potential.
About Engineering:
Quizlets Product Engineering organization builds the core experiences that help millions of students and teachers achieve their learning goals. We collaborate across teams to achieve user-centric outcomes focusing on developing intuitive interfaces engaging learning tools and robust scalable systems.
Youll be joining a passionate group of engineers designers product managers and data scientists dedicated to solving real-world educational challenges. Our teams operate with autonomy embrace experimentation and are deeply committed to user-centric design. We value transparency inclusivity and collaboration at all levels.
About the Role:
We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead Quizlets Partner and Connector Ecosystems building the platform foundations that allow Quizlets learning experiences to safely extend into third-party products platforms and AI environments.
In this role you will own the engineering strategy and execution for APIs SDKs connectors and orchestration services that power embedded learning experiences agentic workflows and real-time data exchange. You will work at the intersection of platform engineering AI interoperability partner enablement and privacy-first system design collaborating closely with Product Partner BD Legal Security and Trust & Safety teams.
Were happy to share that this is an onsite position in our San Francisco office. To help foster team collaboration we require that employees be in the office a minimum of three days per week: Monday Wednesday and Thursday and as needed by your manager or the company. We believe that this working environment facilitates increased work efficiency team partnership and supports growth as an employee and organization.
In this role you will:
- Lead and grow engineering teams responsible for partner APIs SDKs plugin frameworks and connector services
- Design and operate Quizlets Ecosystem API Gateway and Connector Runtime ensuring integrations are secure scalable discoverable and sandboxed
- Establish platform standards for authentication authorization rate limiting consent and data access across all partner integrations
- Build tooling and infrastructure that enable partners to integrate quickly while maintaining Quizlets high bar for reliability and safety
- Enable real-time event-driven and agentic workflows across internal systems partners and AI agents
- Power Model Context Protocol (MCP)ready interoperability connecting Quizlet with multi-agent systems AI assistants and partner platforms
- Support intelligent coordination between learning content user context and external tools
- Drive platform capabilities that unlock key partner scenarios including agentic flows embedded experiences and data exchange
- Partner with Product and Partner BD to translate ecosystem strategy into scalable technical solutions
- Collaborate closely with Partner BD Legal Security Privacy and Trust & Safety to ensure all integrations meet compliance security and user-protection requirements
- Influence roadmap priorities by balancing partner needs platform health and long-term scalability
- Establish metrics for platform adoption reliability partner success and ecosystem health
What you bring to the table:
- 12 years of software engineering experience with 3 years managing engineering teams
- Proven experience leading platform API or ecosystem teams at scale
- Experience collaborating with Business Development and external stakeholders
- Deep experience with ML platform API design distributed systems and event-driven architectures
- Strong understanding of authentication authorization consent and data governance
- Experience building SDKs plugin frameworks or integration platforms
- Familiarity with AI interoperability agentic systems or workflow orchestration is a strong plus
- Experience with multi-tenant high-availability platforms preferred
- Platform-first mindset with empathy for developers and partners
- Strong systems thinking and ability to design for long-term extensibility
- Excellent communication skills and ability to align technical and business stakeholders
- Bias toward building safe privacy-preserving and scalable systems
Compensation Benefits & Perks:
- Quizlet is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Salary transparency helps to mitigate unfair hiring practices when it comes to discrimination and pay gaps. Total compensation for this role is market competitive including a starting base salary of $235781 - $311070. The total compensation is dependent on location and experience as well as company stock options
- Collaborate with your manager and team to create a healthy work-life balance
- 20 vacation days that we expect you to take!
- Competitive health dental and vision insurance (100% employee and 75% dependent PPO Dental VSP Choice)
- Employer-sponsored 401k plan with company match
- Access to LinkedIn Learning and other resources to support professional growth
- Paid Family Leave FSA HSA Commuter benefits and Wellness benefits
- 40 hours of annual paid time off to participate in volunteer programs of choice
Why Join Quizlet
Massive reach: 60M users 1B interactions per week
Cutting-edge tech: Generative AI adaptive learning cognitive science
Strong momentum: Top-tier investors sustainable business real traction
Mission-first: Work that makes a difference in peoples lives
Inclusive culture: Committed to equity diversity and belonging
We strive to make everyone feel comfortable and welcome!
We work to create a holistic interview process where both Quizlet and candidates have an opportunity to view what it would be like to work together in exploring a mutually beneficial partnership.
We provide a transparent setting that gives a comprehensive view of who we are!
In Closing:
At Quizlet were excited about passionate people joining our teameven if you dont check every box on the requirements list. We value unique perspectives and believe everyone has something meaningful to contribute. Our culture is all about taking initiative learning through challenges and striving for high-quality work while staying curious and open to new ideas. We believe in honest respectful communication thoughtful collaboration and creating a supportive space where everyone can grow and succeed together.
Quizlets success as an online learning community depends on a strong commitment to diversity equity and inclusion.
As an equal opportunity employer and a tech company committed to societal change we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Women people of color members of the LGBTQ community individuals with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Come join us!
To All Recruiters and Placement Agencies:
At this time Quizlet does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and/or profiles.
Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website or to any Quizlet employee. Quizlet will not pay fees to any third-party agency or firm nor will it be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. All unsolicited resumes received will be considered the property of Quizlet.
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Required Experience:
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About Company
Quizlet makes simple learning tools that let you study anything. Start learning today with flashcards, games and learning tools — all for free.
