Senior Engineering Manager

About the role

Sunos mission is to make creative fulfillment a daily reality for everyone. As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead a group of engineering teams to build the applications that unlock creative fulfillment for over 100 million creators. Your responsibilities include owning the technical direction across your pillar, managing and coaching a group of Engineering Managers, partnering with senior product, design, and data science leaders to define multi-team roadmaps, and shipping features that move the needle.

What You'll Do

• Own the technical direction across your pillar, setting architecture strategy and ensuring scalable, high-quality systems that serve millions of creators
• Manage and coach a group of Engineering Managers — setting a hiring bar, running effective performance cycles, and building a culture where teams do their best work
• Partner with senior product, design, and data science leaders to define multi-team roadmaps, sequence bets, and ship features that move the needle
• Navigate the full development lifecycle from ideation through launch across multiple teams simultaneously, managing tradeoffs and removing blockers at the organizational level
• Champion engineering craft across your pillar — code quality, robust testing, and the right balance of rapid iteration with long-term maintainability
• Represent your pillar in cross-functional planning and leadership discussions, connecting day-to-day execution to Suno's broader strategy
• Contribute to Suno's mission of making creative fulfillment a daily reality for everyone by delivering the tools and platform that turn imagination into music

About You

• Must-Haves:
• 7+ years managing software engineering teams in a direct-to-consumer product organization, including experience managing other engineering managers, with a track record of shipping impactful consumer products at scale
• A strong technical foundation — you can review code, guide architectural decisions across multiple teams, and jump into the codebase when needed
• Experience setting multi-team roadmaps and translating ambiguous, org-level problems into clear plans and shipped features alongside senior product, design, and data science partners
• A demonstrated ability to hire, develop, and retain strong engineering managers and engineers — you care deeply about growing people's careers
• Hands-on experience building and operating systems at scale in a production environment
• A forward-looking perspective on integrating AI and agentic coding into production engineering workflows
• A love of music (listening, exploring, making — we're not picky about genre)
• Nice-to-Haves:
• Experience at a consumer tech or creator-platform company
• Time spent at both larger organizations and smaller, high-growth startups
• Familiarity with AI/ML-powered product development
• Working knowledge of Modern web and native mobile technologies, consumer media systems, or real-time systems

Qualifications

• Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
• These are in-person roles based in Suno's New York City or Los Angeles office

Perks & Benefits

• Company Equity Package
• 401(k) with 3% Employer Match & Roth 401(k)
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (PPO w/ HSA & FSA options)
• 11 Paid Holidays + Unlimited PTO & Sick Time
• 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Creative Education Stipend
• Generous Commuter Allowance
• In-Office Lunch (5 days per week)

Additional Notes

• Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S.
• These are in-person roles based in Suno's New York City or Los Angeles office — please indicate your location preference when applying