Engineering Manager, AI

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

📋 Description

• Develop and expand a high-performing team by strategically hiring to address skill gaps as the team evolves.

• Provide coaching and mentorship, fostering an environment that enables your team to excel and meet business objectives.

• Establish direction and oversee the technical strategy for AI agent and downmarket products, ensuring long-term value that aligns with Vanta's business goals.

• Collaborate closely with product, design, and AI platform teams to deliver customer-facing AI features that automate audit tasks while ensuring human oversight.

• Advocate for best practices in applied AI, including prompt engineering, RAG, agent frameworks, and quality assessment.

• Adapt to rapid changes and ambiguity with flexibility, quickly revising roadmaps as the team's mission and direction shift.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 2 years of experience managing technical teams consisting of 4-8+ engineers.

• Demonstrated success as a strong individual contributor prior to moving into management, with practical applied AI experience.

• Extensive expertise in creating LLM-backed products, including knowledge of prompting, RAG, agent frameworks, and quality hill-climbing.

• Experience in dynamic, startup settings; a background as a founder or experience with Y Combinator is highly advantageous.

• Strong adaptability and comfort with uncertainty, allowing for quick iterations on roadmaps as priorities shift.

• Exceptional collaboration and influencing abilities across engineering, product, design, and cross-functional teams.

• Familiarity with Vanta's technology stack (TypeScript, React, Node.js) or a willingness to learn swiftly.

• Open to leveraging AI to enhance skills and improve work outcomes, showcasing curiosity, a readiness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to boost efficiency and impact.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity package within the industry.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, with 100% of employee-only premiums covered for most medical plans.

• 16 weeks of fully-paid Parental Leave for all new parents.

• Health & wellness stipend.

• Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipends.

• Commuter benefits for team members working in the SF and NYC offices.

• Family planning assistance.

• Matching 401(k) contributions with immediate vesting.

• Flexible PTO policy, along with 80 hours of Sick Time.

• 11 company-paid holidays.

• Engaging virtual team-building activities, lunch and learns, and various company-wide events!