Engineering Manager

Thinking Machines Lab's mission is to empower humanity through advancing collaborative general intelligence. We're building a future where everyone has access to the knowledge and tools to make AI work for their unique needs and goals. We are scientists, engineers, and builders who’ve created some of the most widely used AI products, including ChatGPT and Character.ai, open-weights models like Mistral, as well as popular open source projects like PyTorch, OpenAI Gym, Fairseq, and Segment Anything. About the Role We're hiring an Engineering Manager to lead a team of senior and staff-level engineers across ML infrastructure and product. You will help the team build and scale systems that are reliable, performant, and easy to operate. This role combines collaboration with hand-on work. You’ll partner with tech leads to set the technical direction for your team and own its execution. You should also be ready to go deep on system design and contribute directly when needed. What You’ll Do Lead and grow a team of senior and staff-level engineers, setting clear expectations and maintaining a high bar for execution. Own architecture, system design, and long-term technical direction for your team's systems, with emphasis on reliability and performance. Contribute directly to design reviews, prototyping, and debugging critical issues. Partner with researchers and product teams to define roadmaps and prioritize work. Hire and close senior engineering talent. Mentor engineers into technical leaders. Skills and Qualifications Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience in computer science, engineering, or similar. 8+ years of experience building and scaling production systems, including system design and distributed systems. 3+ years of engineering management experience in high-growth environments. Preferred qualifications — we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all preferred qualifications, but at least some : Experience managing teams