Engineering Manager, AI Platform at Airtable

Airtable is the no-code app platform that empowers people closest to the work to accelerate their most critical business processes. More than 500000 organizations including 80% of the Fortune 100 rely on Airtable to transform how work gets done.Airtable is the no-code app platform that empowers people closest to the work to accelerate their most critical business processes. More than 500000 organizations including 80% of the Fortune 100 rely on Airtable to transform how work gets done. Were investing deeply in AI to make app building faster smarter and more accessibleso anyone can go from an idea to a working Airtable app in minutes.Were looking for an Engineering Manager to lead Airtables AI Platform pod which builds the foundational infrastructure and systems that power AI experiences across Airtable. Youll own the core agent architecture AI evaluation systems and platform capabilities that empower internal teams and end users to leverage AI effectively. Your team will be responsible for making AI reliable scalable and accessible throughout Airtablefrom the underlying agent runtime that orchestrates complex workflows to the semantic search infrastructure that helps users find exactly what they need and powers rich features like linked-record matching.Please note: while we employ a hybrid working model at Airtable (flexible in working from the office or elsewhere) we are looking to hire candidates at this level that are based in San Francisco or New York City who are open to coming into the office at least 2-3 times/week for team collaboration.What youll doBuild the AI platform foundation: Own the core agent architecture orchestration layer and runtime that powers all AI experiences across Airtableensuring its extensible reliable and can scale to support diverse use cases across multiple teamsDesign for platform scale: Create robust abstractions and APIs that enable other teams to build AI-powered features quickly and safely while maintaining quality and consistency across the productEstablish AI reliability systems: Build comprehensive evaluation frameworks monitoring and quality assurance systems that ensure AI features meet enterprise-grade standards for accuracy performance and safetyDrive technical strategy: Partner with Staff engineers to define the technical roadmap for Airtables AI infrastructure making architectural decisions that will shape how we build with AI for years to comeEnable AI democratization: Build platform capabilities that make sophisticated AI accessible to all Airtable usersfrom semantic search and natural language interfaces to intelligent automationwithout requiring technical expertiseWho you arePlatform builder at heart: You think in systems and abstractions. Youve built infrastructure that other teams depend on and understand how to balance flexibility with reliabilityTechnical depth with strategic thinking: You can dive deep into architectural decisions while keeping sight of the broader platform vision and how it enables the businessSystems thinker with shipping velocity: You can architect for the long term while delivering incremental value. You know how to build platforms through iteration rather than big-bang releasesAI infrastructure experience: Youve worked on ML platforms agent frameworks or AI infrastructure at scale. You understand the unique challenges of building reliable systems on top of probabilistic modelsQuality through architecture: You believe the best way to ensure quality isnt through process but through well-designed systemsbuilding platforms that make it easy to do the right thingStrong technical and management growth trajectory: 5 years experience as an engineer (previously in a staff or TL level IC position) and 1 years as a manager or a similar combination.Airtable is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and strive to create a workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We welcome people of different backgrounds experiences abilities and perspectives. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status or any characteristic protected by applicable federal and state laws regulations and ordinances. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.VEVRAA-Federal ContractorIf you have a medical condition disability or religious belief/practice which inhibits your ability to participate in any part of the application or interview process please complete our Accommodations Request Form and let us know how we may assist you. Airtable is committed to participating in the interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants.Compensation awarded to successful candidates will vary based on their work location relevant skills and experience.Our total compensation package also includes the opportunity to receive benefits restricted stock units and may include incentive compensation.To learn more about our comprehensive benefit offerings please check outLife at Airtable.For work locations in the San Francisco Bay Area Seattle New York City and Los Angeles the base salary range for this role is:$240000 - $339900 USDPlease see our Privacy Notice for details regarding Airtables collection and use of personal information relating to the application and recruitment process by clickinghere. Stay Safe from Job ScamsAll official Airtable communication will come from an @ email address. We will never ask you to share sensitive information or purchase equipment during the hiring process. If in doubt contact us at . Learn more about avoiding job scams here.Required Experience:Manager Key Skills Hospitality Experience,Go,Management Experience,React,Redux,Node.js,AWS,Mechanical Engineering,Team Management,Leadership Experience,Mentoring,Distributed Systems Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Monthly Salary Salary: 240000 - 339900