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Engineering Manager, AI

250k – 300kSunnyvale, CAEngineering ManagementOnsite
Summary

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.

About the role

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
Skills
Deep LearningComputer VisionMultimodal SystemsMLCNNsVLMsVLAsReal-time SystemsRoboticsGenerative AI
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