Engineering Manager, Guides & Surveys
San Francisco, CA - USA
Job Summary
Amplitude is the leading AI analytics platform helping over 4700 customersincluding Atlassian Burger King NBCUniversal and Squarebuild better products and digital experiences. With powerful AI Agents embedded across our platform teams can analyze test and optimize user experiences faster than ever. Ranked #1 across multiple categories in G2s Winter 2026 Report Amplitude is the best-in-class solution for product data and marketing teams. Learn more at .
As an organization we deliver for our customers by living our values. We operate from a place of humility take ownership of problems and successes approach challenges with a growth mindset and put our customers at the center of everything we do.
Amplitudes Commitment to Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI): Amplitude believes that diversity enables the creation of better products improves the ability to solve complex problems and drives more powerful solutions. We strive to create an environment of inclusionone focused on psychological safety empathy and human connectionthat will allow employees of all backgrounds to thrive.
About the Role
Were looking for a sharp product-minded Engineering Manager whos ready to own Amplitudes Guides & Surveys product and team. This isnt a keep the lights on job. Youll lead the charge on one of the fastest growing products at Amplitude from roadmap to architecture to hiring. If you want to ship fast grow a killer team and obsess over user impact we should talk.
What Youll Do
- Own the Guides & Surveys product technical direction execution and team.
- Ship like its your name on the commit. Because it is.
- Work shoulder-to-shoulder with PM Design and Tech Lead to turn raw customer pain into product breakthroughs.
- Scale systems that capture billions of user events without melting down.
- Push the team (and yourself) to write clean modern scalable code and know when to throw perfection out the window to move.
- Hire grow and retain A engineers. No passengers.
- Build a team culture where people love coming to work and get sh*t done.
You Might Be a Great Fit If:
- You have 5 years of engineering experienceincluding some part of that experience managing teams that ship fast and learn faster.
- Shipped complex high-impact products in fast-moving environments.
- Strong opinions on architecture code quality and how to balance speed with scale.
- Mastery of a modern stack (JS/TS Python AWS - you get it).
- Have fully embraced AI and are regularly pushing PRs.
- A sharp product sense. You ask why more than how
- Experience (or strong interest) in behavioral analytics.
Bonus Points
- Youve taken 01 or scaled a startup product.
- Youve led SDK teams in the past.
- You write code when it makes sense and know when to get out of the way.
Why This Team Why Now
- Guides & Surveys is one of the fastest growing products at the company.
- The product is truly fullstack from web/mobile SDKs to a beautiful and sophisticated UI to high volume backend services used by millions of people.
- Youll have executive backing real autonomy and a damn good team.
Who We Are
The Company: Amplitude is filled with humble life-long learners who are eager to help one another and the company succeed. Our values of growth mindset ownership and humility are core to the way we work: were tenacious in the face of challenges we take the initiative to solve problems that drive our shared success and we operate from a place of empathy and openness seeking to understand many points of view.
The Product: Amplitude is a digital analytics platformwe help companies capture data they can trust uncover clear insights about customer behavior and take faster action. This empowers teams to build better product experiences that drive business growth. Were super proud of what weve built and continue to expand: a platform that empowers companies to thrive in the digital era.
We care about the well-being of our team: We offer competitive pay and benefits packages that reflect our commitment to the health and well-being of our Ampliteers.
Some of our benefit programs include:
- Excellent Medical Dental and Vision insurance coverages with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee Medical Dental Vision on select plans
- Flexible time off paid holidays and more
- Generous stipends to spend on what matters most to you whether thats wellness (monthly) commuter transit/parking (monthly) learning and development (quarterly) home office equipment (annual) and much more
- Excellent Parental benefits including: 12-20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave Carrot Fertility Benefits/Adoption/Surrogacy support Back-up Child Care support
- Mental health and wellness benefits including no cost employee access to Modern Health coaching & therapy Sessions and high quality physician office experience via One Medical membership (select U.S. locations only)
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Other fun facts about Amplitude:
- We were recognized in the Newsweek Excellence Index 2024.
- Our customers love us! Theyve said were the #1 product analytics solution for 19 quarters in a row on G2.
- We care A LOT about product innovation. Fast Company called us the #3 most innovative enterprise company in the world.
- We invest in our people. We offer mentorship programs management training and wellness initiatives.
- We give back to our communities. We give every Ampliteer a charitable giving grant and paid volunteer time off.
- We were founded in 2012 went public via a direct listing in September 2021 and are now trading under the ticker $AMPL.
- Were a global and fast-growing team! We have employees around the world and offices in San Francisco (HQ) New York Vancouver Amsterdam London Paris Singapore and Tokyo.
- Our mascot is Data Monster who loves to chow down on numbers charts and graphs. Nom nom.
Amplitude provides equal employment opportunities (EEO). All applicants are considered without regards to race color religion national origin age sex marital status ancestry physical or mental disability veteran status or sexual orientation.
This role is eligible for equity benefits and other forms of compensation. Based on Colorado law the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Colorado. Colorado range: $227000 - $341000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission) Based on legislation in New York City the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in New York City. New York City salary range: $254000 - $381000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission) Based on legislation in California the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in San Francisco Bay Area of California. Salary range: $254000 - $381000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission) Based on legislation in California the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in California outside of the San Francisco Bay Area. California salary range: $227000 - $341000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission) Based on legislation in Washington state the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Washington state. Washington salary range: $227000 - $341000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission) Based on legislation in Washington state the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Washington only: unlimited PTO 10 to 13 holidays annually (will vary) medical dental and vision PPO and CDHP plans. Finally a company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan. |
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About Company
Build better products by turning your user data into meaningful insights, using Amplitude's digital analytics platform and experimentation tools.