Engineering Manager, Applied AI

Merge API • San Francisco, CA

89d • $200,000 - $245,000

About The Position

Merge enables B2B companies to add hundreds of integrations to their products, making it easy to access and sync their customers' data. We offer Unified APIs that provide normalized data across key software categories, including accounting, HRIS, ATS, CRM, file storage, and ticketing. Thousands of companies trust Merge to power their integrations, enabling them to unblock sales, reduce customer churn, accelerate time to market for new products, and save engineering costs and resources. As a core component for the future of modern B2B AI infrastructure, Merge is building the data integration layer that powers the next generation of AI products and companies. By solving the complex challenges of data access and normalization, Merge accelerates the development and deployment of AI solutions while ensuring the highest standards of security and performance.

Requirements

• 2–4+ years managing and hiring engineers, with previous IC experience in software or ML/AI systems
• Strong track record of leading teams building AI-powered products, ML platforms, or data-intensive applications
• Familiarity with technologies and frameworks such as Python, Django, React, Postgres, AWS, and ML/AI libraries
• Product-minded engineering leader who can balance research/experimentation with shipping high-impact features
• Strong collaborator able to align AI-driven initiatives with broader company and customer goals

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of applied AI engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, experimentation, and technical rigor
• Define and execute the roadmap for AI-driven products and internal tooling to improve integration development, monitoring, and automation
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to build intelligent, user-facing tools that differentiate Merge’s platform
• Ensure AI models and systems are deployed with scalability, performance, and security in mind

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO + 10 company holidays
• 100% covered health, vision, and dental insurance
• 401K Plan
• Free dinner when working past 7pm
• Annual company offsites and quarterly team events. Past locations have included: Nashville, Sonoma, and the Hudson Valley

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees