Senior Engineering Manager (New York)

Senior Engineering Manager

At The Knot Worldwide, we champion celebration - and that starts with celebrating our people. Our employees are passionate dreamers, thoughtful doers, and lifelong learners who power meaningful moments for millions around the world. We're united by authentic connection, shared purpose, and a deep commitment to the global community we serve. Here, flexibility and belonging go hand in hand with high performance. We believe the best ideas come from empowered teams : those who consistently collaborate with intention to design solutions, spark ideas, and drive impact. We inspire, we build, and we celebrate. We dream big, love our users, hustle every day, and always do the right thing to win - together. Our people are at the heart of our success.

The Knot Worldwide is seeking a talented and driven Senior Engineering Manager to join and lead our NY The Knot CMP Search Team.

The Knot is the nation's leading wedding marketplace, providing our couples with a completely personalized experience that guides them through the entire wedding planning journey. A large part of that journey is providing couples with relevant wedding content to help guide them through the many wedding planning stages and decisions. These range from booking a venue, pricing guidance, and last-minute tips for the day of. TKWW's content ecosystem also provides a first impression to couples of our brand as they start to plan their wedding and helps to introduce them to everything that we have to offer.

As the leader of our Search team, you'll drive the strategy, execution, and delivery of our search infrastructure and user-facing search experiences. You'll work at the intersection of content, performance, and personalizationensuring that users can find what they need quickly, while our vendor and marketplace partners benefit from optimized visibility and fresh, accurate data.

You will :

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers working on critical search systems and servicesmanaging career growth, performance, and project execution.
• Own the roadmap for search capabilities across our web and mobile platforms, working in close partnership with Product, Data, Design, and Marketing teams.
• Collaborate across zones, including Marketplace and Vendor Experience teams, to ensure search pages are performant, discoverable, and aligned with user and stakeholder needs.
• Drive improvements in relevance, ranking, speed, and scalability of our search platform, including systems migrations and replatforming when necessary.
• Ensure quality and maintainability by guiding software development best practices, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Shape platform and company-wide architecture by contributing to technical direction and collaborating with other senior engineers and leaders.
• Coordinate globally with remote and international engineering teams to deliver reliable and cohesive solutions.

Successful candidates have :

Work Model :

This role is Together@TKWW-eligible and based near one of our office hubs. Starting September 15, 2025, you'll be expected to work in the office two days a week as part of our hybrid work model.

At The Knot Worldwide, we believe you are more than a resume and invite you to go for it, take the leap of faith, and apply for this job if it sparks your passion to join TKWW and make a difference!

What We Love About You :

What You Love About Us :

We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter both in and out of the office. We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.

Together@TKWW is our approach to hybrid work. It's designed to support how we work best : combining the flexibility we value with meaningful opportunities to connect in person. Whether a role is Together@TKWW-eligible or not, we believe in purposeful moments to come together, build strong relationships, and drive bold ideas forward.

To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; New York, NY; and Washington, D.C.