Engineering Manager, AI Platform

Role description

Role Overview

As an Engineering Manager on the Managed AI team at Crusoe, you will play a critical role in leading and scaling a team of engineers building our next-generation platform for the full lifecycle of Large Language Models (LLMs). You will be responsible for guiding the team through the design and implementation of highly scalable, fault-tolerant infrastructure.

What You Will Do

Lead a team of high-caliber engineers, combining technical expertise with strong people leadership. This role is central to a fast-growing, strategically important organization, where you will shape the engineering roadmap and drive the execution of key projects.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This is an on-site role based in San Francisco, CA, or Sunnyvale, CA, requiring in-office presence. You will lead a team of high-caliber engineers, combining technical expertise with strong people leadership.

Requirements

• 5+ years managing/leading high-performing engineering teams.
• Ability to lead teams through ambiguity and align on complex technical goals.
• Proven success hiring, developing, and retaining talent.
• Hands-on experience with distributed and concurrent systems or AI infrastructure.
• Deep knowledge of cloud-native environments, container orchestration, and SOAs.
• Some familiarity with CPU & GPU performance, inference frameworks, or LLM systems is a strong plus.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity packages
• Restricted Stock Units
• Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
• Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
• Employer contributions to HSA account
• Paid parental leave
• Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Professional development & tuition reimbursement
• Mental health & wellness support
• Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
• Cell phone stipend
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
• Volunteer time off
• Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
• Daily meals allowance