Manager, Applied AI Engineering

• Lead a team in the design and development of scalable software applications leveraging generative AI models.
• Guide the team in rapidly developing new features and iterating based on evaluation results.
• Collaborate with researchers and product managers to translate research advancements into tangible product features.
• Oversee the optimization of software performance and ensure the reliability of deployed applications.
• Champion the development of best practices for building and deploying generative AI applications.
• Lead the architecture and development of new products & features from 0 to 1.
• Mentor and develop team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
• Partner with PM team to qualify & size new project opportunities.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 5 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.
• 5 years of experience with one or more of the following: media generation, reinforcement learning (e.g., sequential decision making), ML infrastructure, or specialization in another ML field.
• 7 years of experience leading technical project strategy, ML design, and optimizing industry-scale ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).
• Proven experience managing software engineering teams.
• Strong software engineering skills; proficiency in Python.
• Proven experience in developing and shipping software products rapidly.
• Experience evaluating model performance, analyzing results, and implementing improvements.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms and infrastructure (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure).
• Substantial experience with machine learning frameworks and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, etc.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.

• Experience with generative AI research or applications.
• Contributions to open-source projects.
• Experience with front-end development.
• Experience working in, or founding early-stage startups.
• Experience delivering software solutions in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $197,000 - $349,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.