AI Platform Engineering Manager (LLM) - Hybrid NJ

Talener; Hoboken (NJ); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% annual performance bonus

Collaborative team structure

Job summary

Talener is seeking an AI Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-impact team in Hoboken, NJ, focused on building a greenfield AI platform for the education technology sector.

The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise in AI/LLM systems and leadership experience in engineering. This is a full-time, hybrid position requiring 2-3 days onsite. Competitive salary and bonus opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of software engineering experience, with 4-5 years in management.
• Strong backend engineering experience with Python.
• Hands-on building and deploying AI/LLM-based systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional engineering team for AI platform development.
• Balance development with leadership responsibilities.
• Drive development of agentic AI systems in a cloud-native architecture.
• Mentor and grow engineering talent.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Backend engineering with Python

Building AI/LLM systems

Understanding of AWS

Managing engineering teams

SaaS environment background

Leadership and communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Talener is seeking an AI Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-impact team in Hoboken, NJ, focused on building a greenfield AI platform for the education technology sector.

The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise in AI/LLM systems and leadership experience in engineering. This is a full-time, hybrid position requiring 2-3 days onsite. Competitive salary and bonus opportunities are offered.