# Engineering Manager at Thinking Machines

- Company: Thinking Machines
- What the company does: Connectionism: Research Blog by Thinking Machines Lab. Backed by a16z, Accel and GV.
- Company website: https://thinkingmachines.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $450K to $500K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-04
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/thinkingmachines/1161c2d5-17a1-41cb-a2c8-5558d5e42acb
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/thinking-machines-engineering-manager/

## 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 they're looking for

- 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
- Experience managing teams of senior or staff-level engineers
- Background in infrastructure, systems engineering, or developer productivity
- Familiarity with AI/ML systems, data infrastructure, or high-performance computing

Tags: Core Engineering