Engineering Manager - ML Infrastructure & Systems

Thinking Machines Lab; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 400,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous health, dental, and vision benefits

Unlimited PTO

Paid parental leave

Relocation support

Job summary

A leading AI research firm is seeking an Engineering Manager in San Francisco to lead senior engineers and drive technical direction. The role involves hands-on system design, team growth, and collaboration with product and research teams. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in engineering management and a strong background in building scalable systems. This position offers a competitive salary range of $400,000 - $500,000 and comes with generous health benefits and unlimited PTO.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building and scaling production systems.
• 3+ years of engineering management experience in high-growth environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of senior engineers.
• Own architecture and long-term technical direction.
• Contribute to design reviews and debugging.
• Collaborate with researchers to define roadmaps.
• Hire and mentor senior engineering talent.

Skills

Leadership

System Design

Distributed Systems

Technical Direction

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

A leading AI research firm is seeking an Engineering Manager in San Francisco to lead senior engineers and drive technical direction. The role involves hands-on system design, team growth, and collaboration with product and research teams. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in engineering management and a strong background in building scalable systems. This position offers a competitive salary range of $400,000 - $500,000 and comes with generous health benefits and unlimited PTO.