General Matter
Engineering Manager – Applied AI
$220K–$300K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- 7+ years in professional software engineering or applied AI; 2+ years managing, mentoring, or growing software or applied AI engineers.
- Education
- BS or higher in engineering, physics, chemistry, applied math, computer science, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must currently be a US Citizen and be capable of obtaining and maintaining a US Q clearance.
About the job
Leads the Applied AI team in identifying engineering bottlenecks and building AI tools that accelerate workflows across General Matter.
What you'll do
- Hire, develop, and retain engineers; set technical direction and priorities while remaining hands-on.
- Partner with engineering teams to identify and address opportunities for AI-driven workflow improvements.
- Establish scalable processes for project selection, prototyping, evaluation, and production handoff; communicate progress and tradeoffs.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of professional software engineering or applied AI experience.
- 2+ years managing, mentoring, or growing software or applied AI engineers.
- Demonstrated experience building and shipping software using LLMs, AI agents, or other modern AI techniques; proficiency in Python.
- BS or higher in engineering, physics, chemistry, applied math, computer science, or a related technical field.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG, tool-use architectures, and AI agents.
- Experience scaling small engineering teams while preserving speed, autonomy, and technical quality.
Pay
$220,000-$300,000 annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, LLMs, RAG, tool-use architectures, AI agents
AI focus
Build and ship AI tools, including software using LLMs, AI agents, and other modern AI techniques, to make engineering workflows significantly faster.
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