AI Engineering Manager: Lead AI-Driven Security Platform

TRM Labs Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

TRM Labs seeks an Engineering Manager on the AI Product Engineering team to re-imagine how people interact with software — unencumbered by legacy SaaS constraints. You will lead frontend, backend, and full‑stack engineers to build tooling that enables crime fighters to stay ahead in AI-powered security.

You will own 0→1 bets through to scaled production, partnering with Product and Design to translate ambiguous ideas into intuitive, scalable experiences, while hiring and mentoring top engineers

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience and 2–5+ years of people management experience.
• Strong product engineering background building workflow-heavy or data-rich applications end-to-end, from 0→1 through scale.
• Experience building or integrating AI/LLM-powered features into production systems.
• Technical depth to review code, guide architecture, and make sound tradeoffs.
• Experience partnering closely with Product and Design in fast-moving environments.
• Nice to Have: Experience scaling product engineering pods.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a pod of engineers across frontend, backend, and full-stack disciplines, setting a high bar for craftsmanship, pace, and ownership.
• Own execution of key AI-powered product initiatives end-to-end, from shaping problem statements to launch, iteration, and scale.
• Partner closely with Product and Design on roadmap planning, tradeoffs, and prioritization.
• Drive predictable delivery while maintaining high standards for quality and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews and architectural discussions.
• Collaborate with other teams (data, platform, AI/agents) to integrate capabilities into clear user experiences.
• Establish engineering fundamentals—ownership, documentation, observability, testing, and operational rigor.
• Foster a culture of high trust, velocity, and candor, with strong focus on hiring exceptional talent.

Skills

Software engineering

People management

AI/LLM integration

Frontend engineering

Backend engineering

Full-stack engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Code review

Job description

TRM Labs seeks an Engineering Manager on the AI Product Engineering team to re-imagine how people interact with software — unencumbered by legacy SaaS constraints. You will lead frontend, backend, and full‑stack engineers to build tooling that enables crime fighters to stay ahead in AI-powered security.

You will own 0→1 bets through to scaled production, partnering with Product and Design to translate ambiguous ideas into intuitive, scalable experiences, while hiring and mentoring top engineers