Engineering Lead, AI Email Applications

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the application engineering strategy and its execution across backend, mobile, and desktop platforms.

• Create dependable systems for AI-driven workflows, encompassing state management, orchestration, tool utilization, retries, fallbacks, and handling failures.

• Develop APIs and abstractions that connect AI systems with real-world product experiences.

• Lead a small, experienced engineering team through design evaluations, code assessments, and provide hands-on mentorship.

• Make informed trade-offs regarding latency, reliability, cost, security, and user experience.

• Establish the foundations for observability, monitoring, testing, and operational excellence.

• Collaborate with Machine Learning leadership to transform model capabilities into robust, market-ready product experiences.

• Maintain a straightforward, maintainable, and scalable architecture.

• Deliver observable, monitored, and stable production systems.

• Enhance latency and reliability measurably over time.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is essential.

• Extensive experience in leading application or product engineering for complex systems.

• Strong hands-on experience in building and deploying backend systems in production environments.

• Familiarity with developing AI-driven products or systems that integrate with modern Machine Learning (ML)/Large Language Model (LLM) capabilities.

• Strong technical judgment with the capability to make decisions based on incomplete information.

• Comfortable working across backend and client platforms, with in-depth expertise in at least one.

• A strong inclination towards ownership, product shipping, and learning from real-world usage.

• High standards for code quality, reliability, and engineering principles.

• Must be prepared to undergo a 60-minute coding assessment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Savings Plan Options

• Paid Time Off (PTO)