Remote AI-First Engineering Leader

Toptal; Argentina; Presencial; ARS 134.829.000 - 209.735.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Toptal is hiring a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a high-velocity team building AI-powered data tools. You will collaborate with Engineers, Designers, Product Managers, Architects, and executives to ship high-quality software.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development workflows and cutting-edge engineering practices in a fully remote setting. You will guide the team from planning to delivery, recruit talent, and ensure alignment with business goals while maintaining a strong engineering

Formación

• 7+ years of experience working with back-end, front-end technologies, and databases.
• 2+ years of previous experience leading an Engineering team.
• Good track record of delivering successful products as an engineer and engineering manager.
• Experience with data labeling, media processing (video/audio), or PDF manipulation is a plus.
• Familiarity with LangGraph or LangChain and related technologies is a plus.
• Familiarity with Redis, Kafka, and related caching and queueing technologies is a plus.
• Familiarity with NextJS, React, JavaScript, TypeScript, and GraphQL is a plus.
• Experience designing and building AI Agents, MCP servers, and data classification components for training LLM’s is a plus.
• Experience with cloud-native infrastructure on platforms such as GCP or AWS is a plus.
• Ability to evaluate technical architecture trade-offs in real-time during design discussions.
• Strong code review skills - able to distinguish good from bad code and articulate why.
• Active, demonstrated experience as an AI-first engineer.

Responsabilidades

• Set goals for your team and team members.
• Understand the big picture of what your team is doing and why.
• Inspire and motivate your team towards maximum happiness and output.
• Communicate with stakeholders regularly and proactively.
• Communicate proactively with your Product Manager and their team.
• Create a productive and enjoyable work environment for the team.
• Establish feedback loops in your team and give your team members immediate feedback.
• Participate in regular performance reviews.
• Facilitate technical discussions and push for high code quality by frequent code reviews.
• Facilitate and, when necessary, resolve technical and interpersonal discussions.
• Ensure the overall output quality of the team.
• Mentor team members and collaborate on personal and career growth.
• Be aware of engineering-wide technical and people initiatives and be open to help if necessary.
• Bring up difficult and/or systemic challenges and blockers to the attention of your manager.
• As an Engineering Manager, you are first and foremost a leader, not a developer.
• Lead the recruiting and hiring process of the team.
• Track progress, assess risks, coordinate delivery, and actively communicate contingency and mitigation plans for the team.
• Apply system-analyst techniques and procedures, including consulting with users to determine hardware, software, or systems functional specifications.

Conocimientos

Backend

Frontend

Databases

OOP

Code reviews

AI-first engineering

Team leadership

Cloud platforms

Next.js

React

JavaScript

TypeScript

GraphQL

Redis

Kafka

LangChain / LangGraph

PostgreSQL / Supabase

Herramientas

PostgreSQL/Supabase

Copilot

LangGraph/LangChain

Redis

Kafka

Next.js

React

JavaScript

TypeScript

GraphQL

GCP

AWS

Descripción del empleo

Toptal is hiring a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a high-velocity team building AI-powered data tools. You will collaborate with Engineers, Designers, Product Managers, Architects, and executives to ship high-quality software.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development workflows and cutting-edge engineering practices in a fully remote setting. You will guide the team from planning to delivery, recruit talent, and ensure alignment with business goals while maintaining a strong engineering