About Quizlet:
At Quizlet, our mission is to help every learner achieve their outcomes in the most effective and delightful way. Our $1B+ learning platform serves tens of millions of students every month, including two-thirds of U.S. high schoolers and half of U.S. college students, powering over 2 billion learning interactions monthly.
We blend cognitive science with machine learning to personalize and enhance the learning experience for students, professionals, and lifelong learners alike. We’re energized by the potential to power more learners through multiple approaches and various tools.
Let’s Build the Future of Learning
Join us to design and deliver AI-powered learning tools that scale across the world and unlock human potential.
About Engineering:
Quizlet's Product Engineering organization builds the core experiences that help millions of students and teachers achieve their learning goals. We collaborate across teams to achieve user-centric outcomes, focusing on developing intuitive interfaces, engaging learning tools, and robust, scalable systems.
You’ll be joining a passionate group of engineers, designers, product managers, and data scientists dedicated to solving real-world educational challenges. Our teams operate with autonomy, embrace experimentation, and are deeply committed to user-centric design. We value transparency, inclusivity, and collaboration at all levels.
About the Role:
We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead Quizlet’s Partner and Connector Ecosystems, building the platform foundations that allow Quizlet’s learning experiences to safely extend into third-party products, platforms, and AI environments.
In this role, you will own the engineering strategy and execution for APIs, SDKs, connectors, and orchestration services that power embedded learning experiences, agentic workflows, and real-time data exchange. You will work at the intersection of platform engineering, AI interoperability, partner enablement, and privacy-first system design, collaborating closely with Product, Partner BD, Legal, Security, and Trust & Safety teams.
We’re happy to share that this is an onsite position in our San Francisco office. To help foster team collaboration, we require that employees be in the office a minimum of three days per week: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday and as needed by your manager or the company. We believe that this working environment facilitates increased work efficiency, team partnership, and supports growth as an employee and organization.
In this role, you will:
Lead and grow engineering teams responsible for partner APIs, SDKs, plugin frameworks, and connector servicesDesign and operate Quizlet’s Ecosystem API Gateway and Connector Runtime, ensuring integrations are secure, scalable, discoverable, and sandboxedEstablish platform standards for authentication, authorization, rate limiting, consent, and data access across all partner integrationsBuild tooling and infrastructure that enable partners to integrate quickly while maintaining Quizlet’s high bar for reliability and safetyEnable real-time, event-driven, and agentic workflows across internal systems, partners, and AI agentsPower Model Context Protocol (MCP)–ready interoperability, connecting Quizlet with multi-agent systems, AI assistants, and partner platformsSupport intelligent coordination between learning content, user context, and external tools Drive platform capabilities that unlock key partner scenarios, including agentic flows, embedded experiences, and data exchangePartner with Product and Partner BD to translate ecosystem strategy into scalable technical solutionsCollaborate closely with Partner BD, Legal, Security, Privacy, and Trust & Safety to ensure all integrations meet compliance, security, and user-protection requirementsInfluence roadmap priorities by balancing partner needs, platform health, and long-term scalabilityEstablish metrics for platform adoption, reliability, partner success, and ecosystem health
What you bring to the table:
12+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years managing engineering teamsProven experience leading platform, API, or ecosystem teams at scaleExperience collaborating with Business Development and external stakeholdersDeep experience with ML platform, API design, distributed systems, and event-driven architecturesStrong understanding of authentication, authorization, consent, and data governanceExperience building SDKs, plugin frameworks, or integration platformsFamiliarity with AI interoperability, agentic systems, or workflow orchestration is a strong plusExperience with multi-tenant, high-availability platforms preferredPlatform-first mindset with empathy for developers and partnersStrong systems thinking and ability to design for long-term extensibilityExcellent communication skills and ability to align technical and business stakeholdersBias toward building safe, privacy-preserving, and scalable systems
Compensation, Benefits & Perks:
Quizlet is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Salary transparency helps to mitigate unfair hiring practices when it comes to discrimination and pay gaps. Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a starting base salary of $235,781 - $311,070. The total compensation is dependent on location and experience, as well as company stock optionsCollaborate with your manager and team to create a healthy work-life balance20 vacation days that we expect you to take!Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance (100% employee and 75% dependent PPO, Dental, VSP Choice)Employer-sponsored 401k plan with company matchAccess to LinkedIn Learning and other resources to support professional growthPaid Family Leave, FSA, HSA, Commuter benefits, and Wellness benefits40 hours of annual paid time off to participate in volunteer programs of choice
