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Engineering Manager

400k – 500kSan Francisco, CAEngineering ManagementOnsite8+ YOE
Summary

Leads a team of senior/staff engineers building scalable ML infrastructure and products, owning system design, reliability, and execution while contributing hands-on and hiring top talent. Requires 8+ years in production systems and 3+ years managing engineers.

About the role

What You’ll Do

  • Lead and grow a team of senior and staff-level engineers, setting clear expectations and maintaining a high bar for execution.
  • Own architecture, system design, and long-term technical direction for your team's systems, with emphasis on reliability and performance.
  • Contribute directly to design reviews, prototyping, and debugging critical issues.
  • Partner with researchers and product teams to define roadmaps and prioritize work.
  • Hire and close senior engineering talent. Mentor engineers into technical leaders.

Skills and Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience in computer science, engineering, or similar.
  • 8+ years of experience building and scaling production systems, including system design and distributed systems.
  • 3+ years of engineering management experience in high-growth environments.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience managing teams of senior or staff-level engineers.
  • Background in infrastructure, systems engineering, or developer productivity.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML systems, data infrastructure, or high-performance computing.
  • Track record of building or contributing to widely used systems, platforms, or tools.

Logistics

Compensation: Depending on background, skills and experience, the expected annual salary range for this position is $400,000 - $500,000 USD.

Benefits: Generous health, dental, and vision benefits, unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, and relocation support as needed.

Skills
system designdistributed systemsML infrastructureAI/ML systemsdata infrastructurehigh-performance computingPyTorchengineering management
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