AI Engineering Manager
External
Coram-ai · SunnyvalePrepare for this interview
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About the role
This is a hands-on leadership role that combines technical direction, architecture ownership, hiring, and people management. The right candidate will be deeply current with modern deep learning and GenAI, while also having real experience building and leading high-performance teams. Our team is small, highly capable, and operates at the intersection of real-time systems, computer vision, and generative AI.
Responsibilities
- Define the roadmap and technical direction for the AI team in partnership with leadership and product
- Architect and review systems that deploy VLMs, VLAs, and CNNs across tens of thousands of cameras
- De-risk complex technical initiatives through design reviews, experimentation, and structured evaluation
- Lead 4 to 5 parallel projects with strong execution discipline while balancing incoming customer issues and shifting priorities
- Collaborate closely with the product to make principled tradeoffs between speed, accuracy, and scalability
- Contribute directly to implementation when needed and lead by example
- Hire, mentor, and grow a high-performance AI engineering team
- Establish strong engineering standards around reliability, observability, and model evaluation
Requirements
- 3-5+ years of experience managing engineers and building a highly execution-driven culture
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MS or Ph.D. is a plus
- Strong technical depth in deep learning, computer vision, or multimodal systems
- Track record of shipping production-grade ML systems at scale
- Ability to balance technical debt, product velocity, and long-term architectural quality
- Hands-on experience building systems at the intersection of ML, real-time systems, and robotics
- Strong architectural judgment and ability to review complex system designs
- Prior experience as a senior technical lead in robotics, AI, or large-scale ML systems
- Resilient in challenging and fast-paced environments
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to influence at all levels
- Ability to work in an onsite environment
Benefits
Additional Information
At Coram AI, we're reimagining video security for the modern world. Our cloud-native platform uses computer vision and AI to help businesses stay safe, make smarter decisions, and move faster; from real-time alerts to seamless clip sharing and multi-site visibility. You'll be joining an ambitious, fast-moving team that values clarity, craftsmanship, and impact. Every person here has a voice, ships meaningful work, and helps shape how AI can make the world safer and more connected.
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