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Engineering Manager, Search & Context Platform

NotionSan Francisco, CaliforniaEngineering
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Salary
$280K - $330K USD
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Posted
11 Jun 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Role Overview

The Engineering Manager for the Search and Context Platform at Notion directs a specialized team building critical search infrastructure and context primitives for over one hundred million users and growing artificial intelligence agents. This full-time position is based in San Francisco, California, with remote flexibility available for qualified applicants. The role suits an experienced engineering leader with a technical background who enjoys navigating ambiguity and collaborating closely with product and artificial intelligence teams.

Key Responsibilities

Direct a high-performing platform team that manages search infrastructure, data indexing pipelines, hybrid retrieval systems, and agent memory primitives.
Create and execute a balanced roadmap that pairs foundational infrastructure investments with fast-paced feature iterations.
Maintain high reliability standards through service level objectives, observability, on-call health, and thorough post-mortem reviews.
Partner directly with product and artificial intelligence teams to define clear interfaces, technical scopes, and capacity planning.
Support team members through professional coaching, performance feedback, and active hiring to foster a strong technical environment.
Contribute to broader company engineering standards regarding platform design, reliability practices, and infrastructure in the artificial intelligence era.

Requirements

Minimum of four years of experience leading engineering teams with a proven history of shipping reliable systems in fast-paced environments.
A technically hands-on management approach capable of engaging in deep architectural and tradeoff discussions with senior individual contributors.
Direct technical depth in search, retrieval, large-scale data systems, vector indexes, big data pipelines, ranking, and related infrastructure.
Background in product managing platform scopes, setting service level agreements, and prioritizing internal customer demands.
Strong judgment regarding scalability, security, performance, enterprise readiness, and build versus buy decisions.
High tolerance for rapid change and ambiguity while operating in rapidly evolving technical landscapes.

Nice to Have

Experience building tool-using or agentic systems alongside platforms serving language model-based products.
Familiarity with permissioned, multi-tenant enterprise data involving access control list-aware indexing and retrieval.
Understanding of applied machine learning, ranking methodologies, and classic information retrieval metrics.
Past experience leading engineering teams through significant scope shifts, priority adjustments, and organizational boundary changes.

Skills and Tools

Large Language Models (LLM)
Lexical and Semantic Search Infrastructure
Big Data and Indexing Pipelines
Hybrid Retrieval and Vector Indexes

Salary and Benefits

Base salary ranges from $280,000 to $330,000 per year for candidates based in San Francisco or New York City. The final offer is determined by multiple factors including candidate experience, role complexity, expertise, and location. Additional compensation includes equity and comprehensive benefits.

About the Company

Notion builds a collaborative artificial intelligence workspace where teams and agents gather knowledge, projects, and meetings in a single platform. Millions of individuals and companies rely on the ecosystem to reduce fragmented work and streamline operations. Employees, known internally as Notinos, serve as customer zero in driving the future of human collaboration during the artificial intelligence era.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their application directly through the official company careers page.

Skills and tech stack

LLM

Questions candidates ask

Is this position remote?

Yes, this role offers remote flexibility while being based out of San Francisco, California.

What is the expected salary range for this role?

For candidates based in San Francisco or New York City, the estimated base salary range is $280,000 to $330,000 per year, supplemented by equity and benefits.

How much leadership experience is required?

Candidates must have four or more years of experience leading engineering teams with a record of shipping high-quality systems.

What core technical domains does this team manage?

The team owns search infrastructure, lexical and semantic retrieval, data indexing pipelines, and context primitives that power artificial intelligence agents.

Do I need deep artificial intelligence expertise to apply?

Deep artificial intelligence expertise is not required for every role, but candidates should be intellectually curious and comfortable using artificial intelligence as a daily collaborator.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Notion careers page.

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