# Engineering Manager, Enterprise Applied AI

**Company:** [Mercor](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mercor)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $300k – $520k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Python, Go, Java, Rust, Distributed Systems, cloud-native applications, AI Agents, agent orchestration, llm applications, evaluation systems, enterprise integrations, Workflow Automation, production ml
**Posted:** 2026-07-18

> Lead a forward-deployed engineering team to deliver production AI systems and agentic workflows for enterprise customers. Partner closely with Sales/GTM and customers on technical delivery, while hiring, mentoring engineers, and driving commercial impact through scalable AI deployments.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do
- Partner directly with customers to align technical requirements with business objectives, acting as the critical bridge between engineering and Sales, GTM, and delivery
- Co-lead a Technical team with an Operations counterpart to deliver scalable, production-ready AI systems for enterprise customers
- Translate ambiguous workflows into scalable AI-powered solutions, integrating across enterprise systems, APIs, internal tools, and data sources
- Guide the deployment of AI workflows, agent orchestration, evaluation systems, and continual learning feedback loops
- Hire, mentor, and develop exceptional engineers while establishing rigorous engineering and technical delivery practices as the organization scales
- Work closely with Sales/GTM, Product, Research, and Platform Engineering to bring new AI capabilities into production

## What We're Looking For
- 5+ years building production software systems, with strong software engineering fundamentals in Python, Go, Java, Rust, or similar languages
- 2+ years directly managing technical teams
- Proven track record leading customer-facing technical delivery for enterprise software, AI products, or developer platforms
- Deep experience designing distributed systems and cloud-native applications
- Highly comfortable communicating complex technical concepts to both engineers and executive-level customer stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity, coach others, make decisive technical calls, and maintain high execution velocity in unstructured environments

## Nice to Haves
- AI agents or agent orchestration
- LLM applications
- Evaluation systems or benchmarking
- Enterprise integrations
- Workflow automation
- Production ML systems

## Benefits
- Participation in the Enterprise revenue sharing pool
- Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
- Up to $15k Relocation bonus
- $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
- $1.5K monthly stipend for meals
- Free Equinox membership
- $200 monthly laundry reimbursement
- $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
- Health, Dental, Vision insurance

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