AI Engineering Manager

Job Summary

Leading a rapidly growing team, the full-time remote AI Engineering Manager will build and scale a high-performing engineering team, set technical strategy for AI products, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative customer experiences.

Key responsibilities

• Build and scale a high-performing team, hiring strategically to fill skill gaps
• Set direction and guide technical strategy for AI agent and downmarket products
• Partner closely with product, design, and AI platform teams to ship customer-facing AI features

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of experience managing technical teams of 4-8+ engineers
• Proven track record as a strong individual contributor with hands-on applied AI experience
• Deep knowledge of building LLM-backed products and experience with prompting and agent frameworks
• Experience in fast-paced, startup environments; founder background or YC experience is a strong plus
• Familiarity with Vanta's tech stack (TypeScript, React, Node.js) or willingness to ramp quickly