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AfterQueryAfterQuerySan Francisco, CA

Engineering Manager

Lead and mentor 5-15 engineers while staying hands-on building scalable data and evaluation systems for frontier AI models. Own execution end-to-end in a fast-paced environment.

300k – 400k/yr
On-site5+ YOEEngineering Management

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Manage a small group of engineers and own their output end-to-end
  • Write code, review systems, and contribute directly to critical builds
  • Drive projects forward quickly while maintaining a high bar for quality
  • Recruit, mentor, and develop engineers to raise the overall team bar
  • Ensure systems are scalable, clean, and reusable
  • Work closely with ops, domain experts, and customers

Requirements

  • Strong background as a senior or staff-level engineer
  • Experience managing or leading high-performing engineering teams (5–15 engineers)
  • Proven ability to ship production systems in fast-paced environments
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous, rapidly changing contexts
  • Desire to remain hands-on with code and system design

Not a Fit

  • You don’t want to code anymore
  • You need a lot of process or structure
  • You’ve been far from the code for a while

Skills

PythonSystem DesignCode ReviewTeam LeadershipMentorshipScalable SystemsProduction DeploymentHiring
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