Engineering Manager / Senior Engineering Manager

<div><strong style="background-color: transparent;">About Eightfold :</strong></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;">Eightfold is a global leader in an AI-native enterprise talent platform, trusted by the world’s largest &amp; most respected fortune 500 organizations. Our platform is built from the ground up operating at scale across Azure and AWS, deployed in multiple regions globally, including IL4-compliant environments for US Government, supporting users in 100+ countries and 30+ languages. Today, Eightfold is at the forefront of agentic AI, delivering intelligent agents that actively drive outcomes across hiring and talent workflows, while much of the industry is still experimenting with prototypes. Backed by over $410M in funding and valued at $2B+, we are defining the next era of agentic talent systems.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;">What sets Eightfold apart is not just the technology &amp; our mission, but the team behind it. We are a deeply technical, execution-driven organization that values ownership, collaboration, and high standards. Our engineers, product leaders, and go-to-market teams work closely together — in person and across functions — to build systems that scale in the real world. If you’re excited to work on hard problems, move with urgency, raise the bar every day, and help build agentic systems that transform how the world works, Eightfold is the place to do it.</span></div><div><br></div><div>You may want to refer to the media coverage on <a href="https://employee.eightfold.ai/vsimp?d=eyJtc2dfaWQiOjY4NzMwODY1MjU1LCJldmVudCI6ImNsaWNrIiwibmhhc2giOi04NDg4OTM5NTEzMTUxNjYxMjU5fQ._NS1VwT4eE55aDSDvPtC2I2h2VY&amp;n=https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/10/ai-startup-eightfold-valued-at-2-1b-in-softbank-led-220m-funding/?guccounter=1%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">TechCrunch</a> and <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/talent-matching-startup-eightfold-ai-raises-220-mln-round-led-by-softbank-vision-2021-06-10/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Reuters.</a></div><div><a href="https://eightfold.ai/customers/customer-stories/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Our customers</strong></a></div><div><a href="https://eightfold.ai/about/press/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Press</strong></a></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Founders:</strong></div><div><em style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);">Varun Kacholia</em><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);"> (</span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/varunkacholia/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://www.linkedin.com/in/varunkacholia/</a><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);"> ) &amp; </span></div><div><em style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);">Ashutosh Garg</em><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);"> (</span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashutoshgarg893/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashutoshgarg893/</a><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);">)</span></div><div><br></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent;">About the Team :</strong></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Eightfold’s Talent Management platform powers internal mobility, skills intelligence, and workforce planning for global enterprises. The platform operates at scale across Fortune 500 customers and supports mission-critical talent workflows.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are evolving the platform toward an AI-native architecture. This role is central to that transformation while also ensuring the stability, performance, and scalability of our existing enterprise product lines.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You will modernize and extend a large-scale production system while building the next generation of AI-powered capabilities on top of it.</span></div><div><br></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent;">What You’ll Do:</strong></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;">&gt; Lead a team of high-caliber engineers, driving excellence in predictability, quality, and velocity.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;">&gt; Mentor team members, fostering their growth and helping them achieve their career aspirations.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;">&gt; Serve as a hands-on technical leader in architecture, design, and code reviews, contributing to the codebase when necessary.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;">&gt; Develop end-to-end development strategies in close collaboration with product managers and cross-functional stakeholders.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;">&gt; Generate and implement ideas for new and improved product experiences (e.g., new products, better UX, improved supportability) and lead the team in these initiatives.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;">&gt; Attract and retain top engineering talent.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;">&gt; Establish and maintain best-in-class engineering practices and processes.</span></div><div><br></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent;">What We Need:</strong></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent;">&gt; </strong><span style="background-color: transparent;">A "war-time" leader with the courage to navigate uncertainty, the curiosity to discover new paths, and the hustle to guide the team to success.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;">&gt; Preferably 10+ years of experience in the product industry, including at least 4+ years as an Engineering Manager.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;">&gt; Strong technical skills with a solid understanding of frontend and backend development, distributed systems, APIs, and web services.</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">&gt; </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Ability to develop AI agents using GenAI infra technologies like langgraph/langchan, crewAI etc</span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;">&gt; A willingness to innovate and manage the company's most revenue-generating product.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;">&gt; A passionate engineer at heart who tackles tough problems head-on and is willing to wear multiple hats as needed.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;">&gt; Experience with SaaS products and startup environments is a plus.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;">&gt; Proven ability to build, scale, and maintain a high-performance engineering team.</span></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Engineering culture at Eightfold:</strong></div><div>We are a team of self-starters who excel in their fields. We believe in giving you responsibility, not a task. We want you to have ownership and pride in your work and see your work's positive impact on your colleagues, our customers, and the world. We believe in providing transparency and support so you can do the best work of your career.</div>