Senior Engineering Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 5, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 3, 2026.
About the Role
Lead a core engineering team building AI-powered products that turn complex tax documents into reliable structured data. This hands-on player-coach role combines team leadership with active technical contribution as the team grows.
What You'll Do
Manage and develop a team of senior and staff-level engineers while contributing code, reviewing designs, and debugging challenging problems.
Ship customer-facing, evaluation-driven AI products for processing unstructured tax documents.
Coach engineers on technical and product judgment, provide direct feedback, and help them grow into larger roles.
Lead hiring, onboarding, and team growth as the engineering organization scales.
Work with tax professionals and customer-facing teams to connect engineering decisions to customer and business outcomes.
What We're Looking For
10 or more years of software engineering experience, including substantial individual-contributor work and formal engineering management experience.
Experience managing a team of at least five engineers and leading senior-level talent.
Current hands-on production coding experience, with a background in design reviews, code reviews, and debugging.
Backend, backend infrastructure, or backend-leaning full-stack expertise.
Experience building or leading external, customer-facing products and hiring or scaling engineering teams.
Exposure to AI or machine learning systems, such as document AI, retrieval-based systems, agentic systems, or evaluation-driven development.
Python, TypeScript, and cloud infrastructure experience are useful.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $415,000 to $450,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.