Engineering Manager, ML Infrastructure

About us: EvolutionIQ’s mission is to improve the lives of injured and disabled workers and enable them to return to the workforce, saving billions of dollars in avoidable costs and lost productivity to the US and global economies and make insurance more affordable for everyone. We are currently experiencing massive growth and to accomplish our goals, we are hiring world-class talent who want to help build and scale internally, and transform the insurance space. We’re backed by First Round Capital, FirstMark Capital, Foundation Capital, Brewer Lane Ventures, and have been named as Inc.’s top places to work! 

Our Team: We are founded by a senior Google AI expert and a Bridgewater Associates Algorithmic Investor & Stanford MBA. We’re not looking for employees. We’re looking for partners in work, partners in culture-building, and partners in the future of data-driven insurance. The development team consists of world class engineers and leaders from companies like Google and Bloomberg. Each individual has had great success building large scale enterprise software and is now excited to try their hand at transforming the insurance industry. As we scale we are making a big investment in integrating cutting-edge Large Language Models (LLMs) in our AI-native products. 

Job Summary: The Engineering Manager, ML Infrastructure  will be responsible for overseeing the technical foundation of our organization on our Platform team. You will lead the team that builds and maintains the critical infrastructure, systems, and processes upon which our entire organization depends. You will work to continually improve our platform’s performance, reliability, and scalability while ensuring a high level of code quality. The role requires strong technical expertise, leadership skills, and the ability to work collaboratively across different teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead the Platforms Team, define the strategic direction of our core platforms in alignment with the company’s overall technology strategy.
• Maintain a hands-on approach and willingness to stay connected with the code by regularly contributing to the codebase with small fixes and enhancements
• Collaborate closely with other engineering teams, product managers, and stakeholders to understand their needs, translate them into technical requirements, and support your team’s execution
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, caring, and improvement within the team and in the broader engineering organization, promoting the adoption of best practices in code quality, testing, and maintainability.
• Implement and manage robust security protocols to protect our platforms and data.
• Lead recruitment, mentoring, and professional development initiatives within the team, fostering a culture of excellence and high performance.
• Continually evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends, assessing their potential application to our organization.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience, with at least two years managing an infrastructure focused team
• Excellent written and verbal communication ability and leadership skills
• Strong expertise in building and maintaining high quality and rapid release processes and infrastructure
• Proven track record of successfully implementing new technologies within organizations
• Experience with building, testing, and maintaining critical path real-time data pipelines, ideally on Kubernetes, Dask, or similar distributed computing platforms
• Familiarity with MLOps and machine learning workflow
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Working Conditions: The role will be based in our NYC office and may be required to work outside of normal business hours to support critical systems or resolve emergencies. 

Work-life, Culture & Perks: 

• Compensation: competitive salary (the range for this role is 210-240K) as well as an equity plan offered (stock options)
• Well-Being: Full medical, dental, vision, short- & long-term disability, 401k matching. 100% of the employee contribution up to 3% and 50% of the next 2%
• Work/Life Balance: For this role we are hoping this person can work out of the NYC office regularly with much of our leadership with flexibility. 
• Home & Family: Flexible PTO, 100% paid parental leave (4 months for primary caregivers and 3 months for secondary caregivers), sick days, paid time off. For new parents returning to work we offer a flexible schedule. We also offer sleep training to help you and your family navigate life schedules with a newborn
• Office Life: Catered lunches, happy hours, and pet-friendly office space. $500 for your in home office setup and $200/year for upgrades every year after your initial setup
• Growth & Training: $1,000/year for each employee for professional development, as well as upskilling opportunities internally
• Sponsorship: We are open to sponsoring candidates currently in the U.S. who need to transfer their active H1-B visa

EvolutionIQ appreciates your interest in our company as a place of employment. EvolutionIQ is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees