# Technical Lead Manager, Embedded Experiences

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $325k – $385k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Embedded Systems, Consumer Devices, LLMs, Ai Technologies, System Design, Software Engineering, Technical Leadership, Team Management, Architecture, Production Systems
**Posted:** 2026-06-15

> Technical Lead Manager to lead engineers building AI-native embedded experiences and operations-forward systems. Hands-on technical leadership plus small team management for complex AI systems.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead the technical direction, architecture, and execution of critical Cooperative Systems initiatives
- Manage and mentor a team of engineers while maintaining meaningful hands-on technical involvement
- Partner closely with stakeholders across Support, Operations, Finance, IT, Sales, Legal, and other functions to identify opportunities for AI-driven improvements
- Design and build production systems that leverage large language models and other AI technologies
- Drive engineering excellence through strong technical decision-making, code quality, operational rigor, and thoughtful system design
- Balance rapid experimentation with long-term platform investments
- Establish technical roadmaps and execution plans for projects spanning multiple teams
- Coach engineers through technical challenges, career growth, and project execution
- Help shape the culture, processes, and engineering practices of a growing organization

## Requirements
- Experience leading engineering projects involving consumer devices and/or embedded systems
- Experience building products and systems in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Comfortable moving between architecture discussions, coding, stakeholder meetings, and team leadership
- Strong systems design and software engineering fundamentals
- Excitement about applying AI to solve real-world operational problems
- Effective communication with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Track record of delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept through production

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