Motional
Principal Technical Lead Manager - AI Data Applications
$200K–$275K
Boston, Massachusetts, United States +7 · Remote · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jul 7, 2026
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Remote U.S.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Remote U.S. - Experience
- 8+ years building web applications; 3+ years in a technical lead or management role.
- Education
- BS or MS in Computer Science or related field.
About the job
Leads a team building AI data applications and services for searching metadata and forming ML datasets, with the goal of accelerating dataset generation and development of data pipelines and models.
What you'll do
- Build, manage, mentor, and grow a team of full stack web engineers; set team goals, priorities, and roadmap.
- Set technical strategy for services and web platforms that store and search metadata and form datasets; guide AI adoption for frontend code and UX work.
- Collaborate with data mining, ML research, and data platform teams to integrate solutions and communicate technical strategy to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field.
- 8+ years of professional experience building web applications.
- 3+ years of experience in a technical lead or management role.
- Strong programming skills in Typescript and Python; experience with web applications for search and data curation, API and query federation technologies, modern frontend technologies, and REST and gRPC services.
Nice to have
- Prior experience in autonomous vehicles (AV).
- Experience with Bazel-based build systems or developing frontend workflows using LLMs.
Pay
$200,000–$275,000 USD base salary
Tools
Typescript, Python, React, GraphQL, AWS Athena, REST, gRPC, Bazel
AI focus
Set AI adoption strategy for frontend code and UX projects; the role also accelerates ML dataset generation and supports ML model development.
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