# Engineering Manager, AI

**Company:** [Coram AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/coram-ai)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $250k – $300k/yr
**Skills:** Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Multimodal Systems, Machine Learning, Cnns, Vlms, Vlas, Real-Time Systems, Robotics, Generative AI
**Posted:** 2026-03-03

> Leads small AI team building real-time computer vision and generative AI systems for video security across thousands of cameras. Provides hands-on technical direction, architecture, hiring, and management; requires deep ML expertise and engineering leadership experience.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- Define the roadmap and technical direction for the AI team in partnership with leadership and product
- Architect and review systems that deploy VLMs, VLAs, and CNNs across tens of thousands of cameras
- De-risk complex technical initiatives through design reviews, experimentation, and structured evaluation
- Lead 4 to 5 parallel projects with strong execution discipline while balancing incoming customer issues and shifting priorities
- Collaborate closely with the product to make principled tradeoffs between speed, accuracy, and scalability
- Contribute directly to implementation when needed and lead by example
- Hire, mentor, and grow a high-performance AI engineering team
- Establish strong engineering standards around reliability, observability, and model evaluation

## What We’re Looking For
- Several years of experience managing engineers and building a highly execution-driven culture
- Strong technical depth in **deep learning**, **computer vision**, or multimodal systems
- Track record of shipping production-grade **ML systems** at scale
- Ability to balance technical debt, product velocity, and long-term architectural quality
- Hands-on experience building systems at the intersection of **ML**, **real-time systems**, and robotics
- Strong architectural judgment and ability to review complex system designs
- **Computer Science degree** from a top institution; MS or PhD is a plus
- Prior experience as a senior technical lead in robotics, AI, or large-scale ML systems

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