Engineering Manager – AI-Powered Features (Remote)

Plata Card; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support to Cyprus/Serbia/Sp

Flexible work from office or remote

Healthcare Coverage

Education Budget

Wellness Budget

Vacation policy: 20 days

Job summary

Plata Card is seeking an Engineering Manager for AI Business Features to lead a cross-functional team from concept to production. You will own delivery end to end, review architecture, and shape scalable backend services while collaborating with Product, Data, and AI teams globally.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, strong technical depth, and the ability to translate ambiguous requirements into concrete technical solutions. Relocation support and flexible work options are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams (hiring, development, performance, and delivery management)
• Proven experience leading teams in AI, ML, or data-driven engineering environments; experience training models is a plus
• Strong technical background with hands-on development experience and the ability to validate technical decisions independently
• Experience building AI-powered, user-facing products from concept to production, including running A/B tests
• English proficiency at B1 level or higher for effective collaboration with an international team
• Ability to translate ambiguous business and product requirements into clear technical solutions and priorities

Responsibilities

• Lead the team across hiring, planning, task decomposition, process improvements, and cross-team collaboration
• Own and drive the development of AI-powered products from concept to production
• Ensure strong team performance and reliable, on-time delivery aligned with product and business goals
• Partner closely with Product, Data, and AI teams to build impactful, user-centric solutions
• Tackle complex technical and product challenges while maintaining high engineering quality standards
• Shape the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable backend services and integrations

Skills

Hands-on leadership

AI/ML team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Architectural review

Product/Ai alignment

English communication

Job description

Plata Card is seeking an Engineering Manager for AI Business Features to lead a cross-functional team from concept to production. You will own delivery end to end, review architecture, and shape scalable backend services while collaborating with Product, Data, and AI teams globally.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, strong technical depth, and the ability to translate ambiguous requirements into concrete technical solutions. Relocation support and flexible work options are provided.