Senior Engineering Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE Lead a core engineering team building AI-powered products that transform complex tax documents into reliable structured data. This hands-on player-coach role combines technical leadership, team development, and direct contributions to customer-facing software. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Manage and grow a team of senior, staff, and principal engineers while contributing code, reviewing designs, and debugging challenging problems. - Build and ship customer-facing, evaluation-driven AI products for enterprise users. - Coach engineers through direct feedback, strengthen technical and product judgment, and support their growth into broader roles. - Lead hiring, onboarding, and team growth as the organization scales. - Work with domain experts and customer-facing teams to connect engineering decisions to business needs. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 10 or more years of software engineering experience, including progression from hands-on individual contributor work into formal engineering management. - Experience managing engineering teams, ideally with five or more direct reports, and leading senior-level engineers. - Current hands-on coding experience, with a background in production software, design reviews, code reviews, and debugging. - Backend, backend infrastructure, or backend-oriented full-stack expertise, with Python, TypeScript, or cloud infrastructure experience a plus. - Experience building or leading customer-facing products and hiring, onboarding, and developing engineering teams. - Exposure to AI or machine learning systems, such as document AI, retrieval-based systems, agentic systems, or evaluation-driven development. - Strong coaching and performance management skills, including setting clear expectations and addressing performance concerns early. - Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Base salary: $415,000 to $450,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION On-site in San Francisco, California.