Copia Automation

Engineering Manager: Applied AI

New York City

Sponsorship not specified$172k-$226kDetected 20 days ago

TypeScriptPythonC#ReactNode.jsBackend DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentCode ReviewGitPostgreSQLAWSCI/CDDevOpsRESTMachine LearningLLMsRAGIncident ResponsePLCControlsLeadershipSCADA

About the role

You'll also help set the bar for how the broader engineering organization adopts AI coding tools and integrates GenAI responsibly into a safety-critical domain.
This role is a great fit for a hands-on line manager who is energized by a fast-moving field, comfortable making product-shaping decisions about where AI adds real leverage versus hype, and excited to set direction in an area that is still being defined.

Responsibilities

Build and lead the team.
You will lead and grow a squad of senior full-stack engineers building AI-enabled tooling, managing the full lifecycle of hiring, onboarding, and continuous growth through weekly 1:1s and performance feedback.
Partnering with Engineering leadership, Product, and Design, you will define the team's ownership boundaries and shape Copia's applied-AI strategy - translating high-level goals into a clear roadmap and well-scoped delivery milestones, and using product taste to decide where GenAI genuinely improves the experience for our users.
Drive the technical direction.
Champion how we build with AI.
Own operational quality and how we work.
5+ years of professional full-stack software engineering experience, with at least 1-2 years of formal or informal people-leadership experience (tech lead, team lead, or direct management).
Hands-on experience building AI-enabled products - not just using ChatGPT, but shipping applications backed by LLM APIs, RAG, and related GenAI techniques - and the judgment to tell where AI adds durable value versus where it doesn't.
A strong technical foundation across the stack - frontend, backend, APIs, and data - and the ability to design AI-powered capabilities that are reliable, scalable, and maintainable.
Demonstrated ability to coach engineers - helping them grow technically, take on bigger scope, and develop in their careers.

Requirements

You are kind to people and tough on problems.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

Experience shipping production GenAI features at scale - evaluation frameworks, prompt and context engineering, retrieval pipelines, model selection, or guardrails for safety-critical use.
Daily fluency with AI coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, or Copilot) and a clear sense of their strengths and weaknesses, plus a track record of helping others get more out of them.

Compensation

$172k-$226k

Company info

Ship AI features that matter to customers.
You'll help the team make AI coding agents a central part of how they work to increase velocity while maintaining high standards, and you'll share best practices that raise how the entire engineering organization leverages AI tools.
What we're looking for:

Equal opportunity

Copia is an equal opportunity employer.
We are committed to building a diverse team and an inclusive culture, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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