# Eng Manager at Zania

- Company: Zania
- What the company does: Deploy AI compliance agents for controls testing, risk assessments, policy management, and audits with evidence-backed accuracy. Backed by NEA.
- Company website: https://zania.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $220K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-03
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zania/e7ef8db8-c3cf-4110-b7a8-561f6cb15f07
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zania-eng-manager/

## About the role

Own all engineering output: product quality, velocity, reliability, and security. Build the engineering team from current size to 15–20 in 12 months. Personally involved in every hire.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership or founding engineering role at a product-led company
- Demonstrated experience scaling an engineering team from small to 20+ engineers, with a proven ability to hire, develop, and retain senior technical talent
- Deep, hands-on experience shipping AI/ML or agentic systems to production at enterprise scale
- Strong written and verbal communication skills — you will partner directly with the CEO and represent engineering in customer-facing technical conversations

Tags: Engineering, Product, Design