AI-Powered Platform Engineering Leader

Leadout Capital; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Leadout Capital is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to guide one or more product teams, focusing on scalable backend systems and AI integrations. You’ll lead a full-stack team, aligning product strategy with technical execution and business growth.

You’ll mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and foster a product-first mindset to deliver reliable, high-performance software across the platform. Strong leadership and collaboration are essential in this high-growth environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams in high-growth environments with AI/ML focus.
• Strong background in full-stack development using Ruby on Rails, Java, Python, or Go.
• Hands-on AI-driven application development including experimentation, data curation, model training, and deployment.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases, PostgreSQL preferred.
• Driven, proactive leader who collaborates effectively across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor one or more engineering teams; hire and develop talent.
• Own the product roadmap and execution with Product, Design, and GTM teams.
• Oversee full-stack architecture and engineering excellence across frontend, backend, and data integrations.
• Champion a product-first mindset to ensure reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with leadership to align technology with strategic business goals.

Skills

AI/ML leadership

Full-stack development

Ruby on Rails

Java

Python

Go

SQL (PostgreSQL)

Team growth

Job description

Leadout Capital is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to guide one or more product teams, focusing on scalable backend systems and AI integrations. You’ll lead a full-stack team, aligning product strategy with technical execution and business growth.

You’ll mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and foster a product-first mindset to deliver reliable, high-performance software across the platform. Strong leadership and collaboration are essential in this high-growth environment.