About the Role

If you’re the kind of engineering leader who’d rather ship than spectate, this one’s for you. You’ll lead a team building core product and platform capabilities for over 100 million creators — shaping system design, driving execution, and partnering with product, design, and data science to deliver experiences people actually love. This is a hands-on leadership role: you’ll set technical direction, grow your team, and keep things moving in a fast-paced, music-obsessed environment.

Check out the Suno version of this role here: https://suno.com/s/H3GzRpa6Ze9A6DKr

What You’ll Do

• Own the technical direction for your team’s domain, driving architecture decisions and ensuring scalable, high-quality systems that serve millions of creators

• Build, coach, and grow a team of engineers — hiring strong talent, running effective performance cycles, and creating a culture where people do their best work

• Partner with product management, design, and data science to define roadmaps, scope projects, and ship features that move the needle

• Navigate the full development lifecycle from ideation through launch, managing tradeoffs and removing blockers so your team stays focused and shipping

• Champion engineering craft across your team — code quality, robust testing, and the right balance of rapid iteration with long-term maintainability

• 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

What You’ll Need

Must-Haves

• 5–7 years managing a software engineering team, with a track record of shipping impactful consumer products

• Strong technical foundation — you can review code, guide architectural decisions, and jump into the codebase when needed

• Experience translating ambiguous problems into clear plans and shipped features alongside product, design, and data science partners

• A demonstrated ability to hire, develop, and retain strong engineers — you care deeply about growing people’s careers

• Hands-on experience building and operating systems at scale in a production environment

• Comfort thriving in fast-paced, ambiguous environments while keeping your team focused across multiple priorities

• 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 Python, TypeScript, consumer media systems, or real-time systems

Additional Notes:

• Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S

• This is an in-person role based in Suno’s Cambridge or NYC office

Perks & Benefits

• Company Equity Package

• 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave

• Creative Education Stipend

• Generous Commuter Allowance

• In-Office Lunch (5 days per week)