Engineering Manager, AI Platform & Product Systems

Mistral; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Mistral AI is building a scalable AI platform and products, with a distributed engineering organization across Europe. The Engineering Manager on the Product Engineering team will lead a ten-member group, shape architecture, and ensure reliable delivery to developers and end users.

You will balance technical leadership with people management, partner with Product Managers to align roadmaps with business goals, and drive engineering standards, processes, and high-quality outcomes as the team

Qualifications

• Leadership of engineering teams.
• Balance technical work with people management.
• Partner with Product Managers to align goals.
• Build team culture and processes.
• Improve engineering standards and quality.
• Experience turning research into production systems.
• Experience shaping engineering organizations.
• Experience building scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact for your team, removing obstacles to execution.
• Own delivery of your team’s roadmap, ensuring projects meet quality and performance standards.
• Partner with Product Managers to define roadmap, scope initiatives, and drive prioritization.
• Contribute to architecture, system design, and code reviews, leading by example.
• Define and evolve team processes to maintain clarity as the team scales.
• Challenge engineers to take ownership and increase team resilience through knowledge sharing.
• Hold your team accountable for results and execution.
• Keep the team engaged in product direction.

Skills

Technical leadership

Team management

Architecture design

Roadmap collaboration

System scalability

Production systems

Engineering standards

Research to production

Job description

About Mistral

Mistral provides full-stack AI solutions: from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute. We partner with enterprises tackling the hardest problems across high-stakes industries like finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector, co-creating customized AI systems that they can run on their terms.

We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.

The Role

As an Engineering Manager on the Product Engineering team, you will lead the development of systems that power our AI platform and products. This role combines technical expertise with team leadership to ensure we build scalable, reliable solutions for millions of users.

Our product engineering teams, typically ten members, turn AI research into production systems. Your work will influence how our engineering organization operates and how we deliver products to developers and end users.

You will balance technical contributions with team management, partnering with Product Managers to align engineering work with business objectives. The role is key to maintaining engineering standards, clear processes, and consistent delivery.

What You Will Do

• Serve as the primary contact for your team, removing obstacles to execution.

• Own delivery of your team’s roadmap, ensuring projects meet quality and performance standards.

• Partner with Product Managers to define roadmap, scope initiatives, and drive prioritization.

• Contribute to architecture, system design, and code reviews, leading by example.

• Define and evolve team processes to maintain clarity as the team scales.

• Challenge engineers to take ownership and increase team resilience through knowledge sharing.

• Hold your team accountable for results and execution.

• Keep the team engaged in product direction.

What We're Looking For

• Technical expertise in building scalable systems.

• Experience leading engineering teams.

• Ability to balance technical work with team management.

• Experience partnering with Product Managers to align goals.

• Ability to build team culture and establish processes.

• Ability to improve engineering standards and ensure quality.

• Experience shaping engineering organizations.

• Experience turning research into production systems.

What We Offer

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Benefits vary by country and may include healthcare coverage, parental leave, retirement plans, relocation support, wellness programs, meal and transportation allowances, and other location-specific perks.

For the most up-to-date details on benefits available in your location, please refer to our Benefits page.

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