Engineering Manager, Data Platform

Arize AI, Inc; Mississippi; Remote; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Engineering Manager, where you will lead a talented team in building a cutting-edge data platform. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape critical systems, including a custom OLAP database and real-time streaming infrastructure, essential for AI teams globally. As a hands-on leader, you'll tackle complex technical challenges while mentoring engineers and driving technical strategy. With a remote-first culture and competitive compensation, this role is perfect for those passionate about making AI work for everyone and fostering an inclusive environment.

Benefits

Unlimited Paid Time Off

401(k) Plan

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

WFH Monthly Stipend

Generous Parental Leave

Mental Wellness Support

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on technical abilities in infrastructure and data systems.
• Experience leading engineering teams while maintaining technical depth.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a team building next-generation data platform infrastructure.
• Collaborate on architectural decisions for mission-critical systems.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Infrastructure Management

Data Systems Expertise

Debugging Distributed Systems

Mentoring Engineers

Performance Optimization

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

OLAP Databases

Kafka

Distributed KV Stores

Job description

AI is transforming the world at an unprecedented pace, and with this transformation comes the need for robust, scalable infrastructure that can support the next generation of AI applications. At Arize, we're building the leading AI observability and evaluation platform that enables companies to deploy AI with confidence.

As the Engineering Manager for the Data Platform team you will report directly to the Head of Engineering and lead the team responsible for our next-generation database and infrastructure that powers Arize's LLM evaluation and observability platform. This is a unique opportunity to shape critical systems including our custom OLAP database, real-time streaming infrastructure, and core integrations that are becoming essential for AI teams across the world.

The Role

We're seeking an exceptional Engineering Manager who combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership abilities.

You'll lead a team of high-performing engineers while remaining hands-on with complex technical challenges across the entire stack. The ideal candidate is as comfortable designing low-latency vector retrieval systems as they are mentoring engineers and driving technical strategy.

What You’ll Work On

• Lead and scale a team of engineers building our next-generation data platform infrastructure
• Collaborate with your Tech Lead and CTO to drive architectural decisions for mission-critical systems
• Mentor and grow engineering talent while fostering a culture of technical excellence
• Partner with engineering teams to understand requirements and deliver robust platform capabilities that accelerate their velocity
• Maintain high technical standards while meeting aggressive business objectives

What Will Set You Apart

• Strong hands-on technical abilities across infrastructure (Kubernetes, Terraform) and data systems (OLAP databases, Kafka, distributed KV stores)
• Experience leading engineering teams while maintaining technical depth
• Experience debugging complex distributed systems and optimizing for performance at scale
• Focus on pragmatic solutions that deliver business value over chasing trending technologies

The estimated annual salary and variable compensation for this role is between $180,000 - $250,000 USD, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is determined based upon a variety of job related factors that may include: transferable work experience, skill sets, and qualifications. Total compensation also includes a comprehensive benefit package, including: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, unlimited paid time off, generous parental leave plan, and others for mental and wellness support.

While we are a remote-first company, we have opened offices in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area, as an option for those in those cities who wish to work in-person. For all other employees, there is a WFH monthly stipend to pay for co-working spaces.

More About Arize

Arize’s mission is to make the world’s AI work and work for the people. Our founders came together through a common frustration: investments in AI are growing rapidly across businesses and organizations of all types, yet it is incredibly difficult to understand why a machine learning model behaves the way it does after it is deployed into the real world.

Our company's mission is to make AI work and make AI work for the people, we hope to make an impact in bias industry-wide and that's a big motivator for people who work here. We actively hope that individuals contribute to a good culture.

• Regularly have chats with industry experts, researchers, and ethicists across the ecosystem to advance the use of responsible AI
• Culturally conscious events such as LGBTQ trivia during pride month
• We have an active Lady Arizers subgroup