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Engineering Manager - Agentic AI

Heartflow
Location
San Francisco, California
Posted
19 days ago
Department
Software Engineering
Salary
$200,000 to $270,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • 5+ years of experience managing, mentoring, or acting as a formal technical lead for software engineering teams
  • Player-Coach Mentality: willingness and technical capability to be deeply hands-on with code and architecture during the first 6–12 months
  • Deep, hands-on experience building applications with Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Strong understanding of agentic architectures, orchestration frameworks, and vector databases
  • Advanced proficiency in Python or Go
Nice to have
  • Experience deploying AI applications in regulated industries (Healthcare, Finance, etc.)
  • Navigating HIPAA/GDPR compliance
  • Active contributions to open-source LLM or Agentic AI frameworks
  • Experience with advanced prompt engineering, fine-tuning, or RAG optimization
What the job really is

The Engineering Manager for Agentic AI at Heartflow will initially take a hands-on role as the lead architect to develop a secure and scalable AI platform for medical reasoning. As the team grows, the manager will transition into overseeing the engineering team, driving technical strategy, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. This role offers the opportunity to design innovative systems from the ground up, leveraging Heartflow's clinical AI expertise.

Benefits
  • Base salary compensation range of $200,000 to $270,000
  • Cash bonus
  • Equity
Things to weigh
  • Role involves transitioning from hands-on engineering to management, which may require adaptability
  • No specific mention of team size or existing team structure
  • Vague on long-term career growth opportunities within the company
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