Lattice

Engineering Manager, AI

Lattice$146K — $195K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Canada
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience leading and growing high-performing software engineering teams.
  • Strong technical background in AI infrastructure and AI-powered products like LLMs and distributed systems.
  • Proven record in building enterprise SaaS AI products focused on quality and reliability.
  • Ability to drive complex cross-functional initiatives from strategy to execution.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management in fast-paced environments.
  • Strong product and platform mindset for balancing customer impact and engineering excellence.
  • Leadership grounded in curiosity, ownership, and a passion for team development.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coach a high-performing team of engineers, fostering ownership and technical excellence.
  • Own execution and delivery of the AI Platform roadmap, balancing immediate and long-term goals.
  • Collaborate with teams to define AI quality metrics and improvement processes.
  • Develop AI evaluation infrastructure and tooling to enhance product development.
  • Drive technical decisions that improve the scalability and reliability of the AI Platform.
  • Build cross-functional partnerships to establish AI evaluations as a key capability for development.

Benefits

  • Medical and dental insurance coverage.
  • Life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
  • Support programs for natural disasters and wellness applications.
  • Paid parental and sick leave, plus paid time off for holidays.
  • Stipends for remote work and home office setup.
  • Retirement plan and financial planning assistance.
  • Budget for learning and development opportunities.
Full Job Description
Location Requirement:
This role is open to candidates located in British Columbia or Ontario, Canada. At this time, we are only able to hire employees residing in these provinces.
What You Will Do
  • Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing team of AI and software engineers, developing them into strong technical leaders while fostering a culture of ownership, technical excellence, experimentation, and continuous learning.
  • Own the execution and delivery of the AI Platform roadmap, balancing near-term product impact with long-term platform investments.
  • Partner closely with Product, Applied AI, Data Science, and engineering leaders to define how AI quality is measured, evaluated, and continuously improved across Lattice.
  • Lead the development of AI evaluation infrastructure, quality metrics, experimentation capabilities, observability, and developer tooling that enable every AI product team to confidently build, evaluate, and ship AI experiences.
  • Drive technical and organizational decisions that improve the scalability, reliability, and adoption of the AI Platform, empowering engineers to own architecture and technical solutions.
  • Build strong cross-functional partnerships and influence engineering strategy to establish AI evaluations as a foundational capability that accelerates AI development across Lattice.
What You Will Bring to the Table
  • Experience leading and growing high-performing software engineering teams, with a track record of hiring, coaching, and developing engineers into strong technical leaders.
  • Strong technical background leading teams that build AI infrastructure, AI-powered products leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) and/or AI agents, distributed systems, or developer platforms. You are a highly technical engineering leader who leads by example-contributing to architecture, design reviews, and code reviews, diving into implementation details when needed, and raising the technical bar across the team.
  • Experience building enterprise SaaS AI products where quality, trust, reliability, and scalability are critical to customer success.
  • Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution, partnering effectively with Product, Applied AI, Data Science, and Engineering to deliver business impact.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to create clarity, align teams, and influence technical direction in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
  • A strong product and platform mindset, balancing customer impact, engineering velocity, operational excellence, and long-term technical investments.
  • A leadership style grounded in curiosity, humility, ownership, and continuous learning, with a passion for building exceptional engineering teams and delivering high-quality AI products.
Nice to Have
  • Experience building AI evaluation frameworks, experimentation platforms, or ML infrastructure.
  • Knowledge of statistical experimentation, A/B model testing, offline evaluations, or model benchmarking.
  • Familiarity with advanced AI optimization techniques such as Direct Preference Optimization (DPO), Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF), model fine-tuning, or preference learning.
  • Experience building internal platforms and services adopted across multiple engineering teams.

#LI-remote

The estimated annual cash salary for this role is CAD $146,250 - CAD $195,000. This position is also eligible for incentive stock options, subject to the terms of Lattice's applicable plans.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical insurance; Dental insurance; Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance; Natural Disaster Support Program; Wellness Apps; Paid Parental Leave, Paid Time off inclusive of holidays and sick time; Working Remotely Stipend; One time WFH Office Set-Up Stipend; Retirement Plan; Financial Planning; and Learning & Development Budget.

Note on Pay Transparency:
Lattice provides an estimate of the compensation for roles that may be hired as required by regulations. Compensation may vary based on (a) location, as Lattice factors in specific location when benchmarking compensation for most roles; (b) individual candidate skills and qualifications; and (c) individual candidate experience. Additionally, Lattice leverages current market data to determine compensation, so posted compensation figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Lattice reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

About Lattice

Lattice is a human resources software company that provides tools for performance management, employee engagement, and people analytics. The company was founded in 2015 and has since grown to over 200 employees. Lattice has raised over $25 million in funding and has over 1,800 customers, including Slack, Reddit, and Glossier.
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2015

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