Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager Location: San Francisco Type: Full-time, On-site Overview AfterQuery builds the data and evaluation systems that power frontier AI models. In 14 months, we scaled from 0 to $100M ARR and raised a $30M Series A at a $300M valuation. Today, every leading AI lab uses our datasets and reinforcement learning environments to encode and scale real-world expertise. We’re focused on one core problem: the most valuable knowledge in the world lives inside people’s heads, and models still struggle to use it. We build the systems that capture, structure, and evaluate that expertise at scale. We’re hiring an Engineering Manager who’s still a strong IC. You’ll lead engineers, stay hands‑on in the code, and drive execution across critical systems. This is an ownership role, not a coordination role. Responsibilities Team Leadership: Manage a small group of engineers and own their output end-to-end Hands-on Development: Write code, review systems, and contribute directly to critical builds Execution: Drive projects forward quickly while maintaining a high bar for quality Hiring & Mentorship: Recruit, mentor, and develop engineers to raise the overall team bar Technical Ownership: Ensure systems are scalable, clean, and reusable Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with ops, domain experts, and customers 50/50 Split between building + managing engineers Required Qualifications Strong background as a senior or staff-level engineer Experience managing or leading high-performing engineering teams (5–15 engineers) Proven ability to ship production systems in fast-paced environments Comfort operating in ambiguous, rapidly changing contexts Desire to remain hands-on with code and system design Not a Fit If You don’t want to code anymore You need a lot of process or structure You’ve been far from the code for a while #J-18808-Ljbffr