Senior Engineering Manager, AI Team

turquoise-health; United States; Remote; USD 190,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Equity options

Remote-friendly

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Unlimited PTO

Professional development stipend

Home office budget

Job summary

Turquoise Health is seeking a Senior Manager of the AI Team to guide a high-performing engineering group building AI applications and integrations across the platform. This role blends people leadership (about 60%) with hands-on technical contribution (about 40%).

You will partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to shape AI use across the company. Responsibilities include coaching engineers, translating strategy into roadmaps, and owning API/infrastructure decisions, while maintaining an

Qualifications

• 6+ years of production experience in Python.
• 2+ years of managing a team.
• Hands-on experience with modern AI/ML tools and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coach a team of engineers with regular feedback.
• Structure and communicate status and quality metrics for deliverables.
• Translate strategy into actionable roadmaps and engineering plans.
• Build an inclusive high-performing culture on the team.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of production systems.
• Own architectural decisions involving API design, integrations, and infrastructure.
• Lead operational readiness including observability and testing.
• Keep AI applications efficient and cost-effective as we scale.

Skills

Python

Team leadership

AI/ML tools

System design

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Tools

APIs

Observability

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

This is a fully remote role within the United States.

At Turquoise, our mission is to make healthcare pricing simpler, more transparent, and lower cost for everyone. Today, patients routinely undergo procedures with no way of knowing what they will cost upfront, and the financial complexity behind this is one of the largest, most stubborn problems in U.S. healthcare. We are working to fix it.

As a Senior Manager of the AI Team, you will be responsible for the overall direction, quality, and impact of a high-performing engineering team building AI applications and integrations that are a cornerstone of the platform. You will work closely with Product, Design, and Engineering to help shape how AI is used across the company.

This is a hands-on leadership role, roughly 60% people leadership and 40% technical contribution.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coach a team of talented engineers, providing regular feedback and career development discussions.

• Structure and sequence work, accurately communicating status and quality metrics for all deliverables.

• Serve as a counterpart to Product, translating strategy into actionable roadmaps and engineering plans.

• Build and sustain a high-performing, inclusive culture on the team.

• Contribute directly to the design and implementation of production systems.

• Own architectural decisions involving API design, integrations, and infrastructure.

• Lead the team’s operational readiness, including observability, evaluation of AI systems, and overall testing.

• Keep our AI applications efficient and cost-effective as we scale.

Here’s what you bring to the role

• 6+ years of production experience in Python, 2+ years of managing a team.

• Hands-on experience with modern AI/ML tools and frameworks.

• Demonstrated experience shipping a complex system with significant customer impact.

• Ability to work effectively across functions and levels.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

• Competitive pay with equity options

• Stellar health care plan options (Medical, Dental & Vision), with FSA, DCFSA, & HSA options

• Company-sponsored disability & life insurance

• Unlimited PTO

• 401(k) + 4% Matching

• Fully remote work + flexible working hours

• $750 work-from-home setup budget

• Paid biannual in-person company summits

• Quarterly $150 co-hanging stipend to meet up with coworkers

• Monthly $100 health and wellness benefit

• Generous paid family leave

• Annual $1,200 learning & development stipend

About Turquoise Health

Turquoise Health is a Series C price transparency platform for finance leaders across healthcare. Backed by a16z, Oak HC/FT, Adams Street, Yosemite, Bessemer Venture Partners, and others, we power price transparency for 300+ enterprise organizations and are building the infrastructure for a more open, efficient healthcare marketplace. We're a remote-first, US-based team that values transparency, empathy, inclusivity, creativity, and ownership.

We operate on US business hours and work with clients entirely based in the US. For this role, we are seeking US-based candidates.

We strongly encourage BIPOC, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ folks to apply for any open roles of interest. Healthcare affects all people differently, but it significantly affects those in underserved communities. With a robust, diverse team, we are stronger and better equipped to change the future of healthcare for all.

Work Authorization

This role requires current authorization to work in the United States. Turquoise does not sponsor employment visas (H-1B, PERM, etc.) or assume sponsorship of existing visas for this position.

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