Engineering Manager, ChatBots – AI

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

📋 Description

• Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders to define project scopes, establish timelines, and outline success criteria.

• Plan and monitor execution across various quarters and sprints.

• Identify obstacles, address them, and escalate issues when necessary.

• Balance feature development with AI-SDLC, CI/CD, platform improvements, and technical debt management.

• Oversee, mentor, and develop Senior and Staff engineers.

• Take charge of hiring, onboarding, and performance evaluations.

• Design and refine processes suitable for a distributed, asynchronous work environment.

• Implement AI tools within team workflows.

• Engage in architecture and design decision-making.

• Make trade-off decisions regarding project scope, methodologies, and sequencing.

• Allocate team capacity based on system understanding and priority levels.

• Keep leadership updated on progress, risks, and any obstacles encountered.

• Foster relationships with engineering and product peer leads.

• Advocate for team priorities and constraints during cross-team planning.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience managing engineering teams, including Senior and Staff-level contributors.

• Senior engineer-level technical expertise, encompassing code reviews, design challenges, and architectural discussions.

• Background in hands-on backend engineering.

• Proficiency in Ruby, Go, or similar programming languages, along with experience in distributed systems.

• Ability to function effectively amidst ambiguity and make informed decisions with limited information.

• Proven track record of delivering complex software on time in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience in managing a fully remote, distributed team across various time zones.

• Excellent written communication skills.

• Nice to have: experience in developing AI-driven products, including agents, LLM pipelines, or orchestration systems.

• Nice to have: background in platform, integration, or developer-focused infrastructure.

• Nice to have: experience in scaling teams during periods of rapid growth.

• Nice to have: familiarity with enterprise SaaS or automation platforms.

🏝️ Benefits

• A flexible, trust-oriented company culture.

• A vibrant and dynamic work environment.

• A wide array of benefits (not detailed in the posting).