# Engineering Manager, Platform

**Company:** [Genius AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/genius-ai)
**Location:** New York, NY, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $200k – $240k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Software Engineering, AI Tools, Software Architecture, Debugging, Code Review, Platform Engineering, Identity Management, Permissions, Session Management, Messaging Infrastructure, Technical Debt, Product Design
**Posted:** 2026-09-09

> Leads a platform engineering team responsible for shared systems, identity, permissions, session management, and messaging infrastructure. The manager owns delivery and architecture, develops engineers, embeds AI into development workflows, and partners closely with Product and Design.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end execution for a platform engineering team, including delivery, quality, scope trade-offs, and technical-debt management.
- Integrate AI tooling into development workflows to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and remove bottlenecks.
- Architect AI-powered systems and tooling that increase team productivity through automation.
- Partner with Product and Design from strategy through production and contribute engineering perspective to product decisions.
- Guide technical direction, identify platform and scaling needs, and support sound architectural decisions.
- Develop engineers, support career growth, and build a strong, high-retention team.
- Partner with recruiting to hire and retain high-quality engineers.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience.
- 2+ years managing a software engineering team at a high-growth technology company.
- Extensive hands-on use of AI for software architecture, debugging, coding, and code review, with sound judgment about when human judgment is required.
- Strong technical judgment and ability to evaluate architectural trade-offs.
- Demonstrated ability to develop engineers and support their career growth.
- Customer-centric approach to engineering decisions.
- Ability to collaborate closely with Product and Design to define product direction.

## Benefits
- Health and dental insurance effective on the first day of employment.
- Flexible paid time off.
- In-office meals and late-night dinner stipends for NYC and San Francisco employees.
- Wellhub wellness platform access.
- Annual professional development stipend.
- Five-year recharge stipend for high performers.
- 401(k) eligibility beginning on the first day of employment.
- Dependent Care FSA.
- Paid parental leave.
- Fertility and adoption benefits.

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