Engineering Manager - Lead AI Platform & Software Team

Nexus One; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexus One is the converged data platform for the AI era, built on an open-source foundation and designed for data-heavy AI workloads. We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead and grow a team of software engineers, balancing people leadership with technical judgment while delivering high-quality, reliable software.

You will partner with product and other engineering leaders to plan roadmaps, drive execution, and hire top talent across US and India in a hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with 3+ years in a formal people-management role.
• Experience guiding teams through full software development lifecycle and architectural decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills across engineering, product, and business functions.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and develop a team of software engineers with regular 1:1s and career growth planning.
• Partner with product management to plan, prioritize, and deliver team roadmaps on schedule.
• Guide technical decision-making to ensure sound architecture and code quality.
• Foster a collaborative culture with accountability and continuous improvement.
• Own team hiring, onboarding, and staffing plans with recruiting.
• Identify blockers, manage risk, and communicate status to leadership.
• Participate in incident response and post-incident reviews affecting the team’s systems.
• Contribute to broader engineering initiatives and cross-team standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Software architecture

People management

Roadmap planning

Stakeholder management

Communication

Full SDLC

Distributed teams

Job description

Nexus One is the converged data platform for the AI era, built on an open-source foundation and designed for data-heavy AI workloads. We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead and grow a team of software engineers, balancing people leadership with technical judgment while delivering high-quality, reliable software.

You will partner with product and other engineering leaders to plan roadmaps, drive execution, and hire top talent across US and India in a hybrid setup.