Forward Deploy - Engineering Manager (AI Solutions)

We're seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the development and evolution of Assemble, our core AI platform. You'll own the technical roadmap and execution for the platform, ensuring we build scalable, robust infrastructure that powers AI solutions for Fortune 500 clients.

This role focuses on managing our internal engineering team and ensuring the continued development and stability of Assemble. You'll work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize platform capabilities, lead a team of engineers and data scientists, and maintain the technical foundation that powers our enterprise AI solutions.

A.Team is an AI Systems Integrator serving Fortune 500 CPG and Retail brands. We're building Assemble, an agentic AI platform that transforms how enterprise teams work, from marketing intelligence to supply chain optimization.

We're at an inflection point, scaling our platform to support growing enterprise demand. This role is critical to ensuring Assemble evolves to meet client needs while maintaining the stability and quality our enterprise customers expect.

• Drive the technical roadmap for Assemble, balancing new capabilities with platform stability

• Lead development of core platform components including data pipelines, knowledge management, agent orchestration, and enterprise integrations

• Make architecture decisions with input from data scientists, machine learning experts, and other subject matter experts, balancing immediate delivery needs with long-term scalability

• Ensure platform reliability, security, and performance at enterprise scale
  

• Manage a team of engineers and data scientists building Assemble

• Conduct 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations

• Make hiring decisions and participate in technical interviews

• Build a high-trust, high-performance engineering culture

• Mentor and grow team members technically and professionally
  

• Establish and enforce engineering standards, development practices, and code quality

• Lead technical design reviews and architecture discussions

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and developer tooling
  

• Partner with Product to prioritize platform capabilities based on client and business needs

• Collaborate with AI Architects on system design and technical direction

• Work with delivery teams to understand their platform requirements and pain points

• Coordinate with Security/Infrastructure on enterprise deployment requirements

• Communicate platform status, roadmap, and tradeoffs to leadership
  

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years in engineering management

• Strong technical background in Python and Typescript, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and modern software architecture

• Experience building and maintaining production platforms or infrastructure systems

• Familiarity with AI/ML systems, LLMs, data pipelines, or similar technologies

• Track record of shipping high-quality software while maintaining system stability

• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Experience balancing competing priorities and making tradeoffs

• Comfort working in fast-paced, evolving environments; Start-up Experience a plus!
  

• Experience building AI/ML platforms or agentic systems

• Background with enterprise deployments (security, compliance, SSO, RBAC)

• Experience with Azure (our primary cloud for enterprise clients)

• Previous experience at a startup or high-growth company

• Domain experience in CPG, Retail, or Marketing Technology
  

• Assemble platform capabilities grow to meet client and delivery team needs

• Successful deployment of Assemble features across multiple clients

• Platform maintains high reliability and performance as we scale

• Engineering team is productive, engaged, and growing

• Technical debt is managed without blocking delivery

• Cross-functional partners trust engineering to deliver on commitments
  

  At A.Team, we believe diverse teams create better products and experiences. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.