AI Infrastructure Engineering Lead

The Briefed; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement benefits with company match

Parental leave and family planning

Job summary

The Briefed is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to guide and grow its AI Infrastructure team in San Francisco. You will define and execute the technical strategy for foundational AI services, working with cross-functional partners to ship reliable inference platforms and first-party models.

You will mentor senior and staff engineers, scale the org, and ensure delivery with urgency while fostering an inclusive culture that attracts top AI talent.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering management experience leading high-performing teams, ideally in AI.
• 8+ years of total engineering experience, with staff-level capability as an IC.
• Experience working on production AI systems and scalable infra.

Responsibilities

• Lead, grow, and support a team building foundational infrastructure for Figma’s AI products.
• Partner with engineering and product leaders to define strategy and manage day-to-day execution.
• Hire, coach, and develop senior and staff engineers to scale the team.
• Engage deeply with technical decisions to deliver a robust AI platform with urgency.
• Build an inclusive team and culture through thoughtful hiring and team-building.

Skills

Engineering management

Team scaling

Production AI systems

Technical strategy

Mentoring and coaching

Job description

The Briefed is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to guide and grow its AI Infrastructure team in San Francisco. You will define and execute the technical strategy for foundational AI services, working with cross-functional partners to ship reliable inference platforms and first-party models.

You will mentor senior and staff engineers, scale the org, and ensure delivery with urgency while fostering an inclusive culture that attracts top AI talent.