Senior Engineering Manager, AI Product (Thunderbolt)
Core
Lead engineering execution and people management for Thunderbolt, an open-source, cross-platform AI product initiative focused on local-first, customer-controlled AI workflows.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (hands-on technical leadership)
Builds
Enterprise-ready, open-source AI product (Thunderbolt) for desktop, web, and mobile
Domain
Open-source software, AI/ML, local-first architecture, enterprise security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Senior engineering leadership, technical team management, hands-on code contribution and review, AI product strategy (LLMs, RAG, agents), multi-platform development (Tauri, Electron, React Native), enterprise software delivery, local-first/offline architecture, engineering practices (CI/CD, release readiness), cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
Open-source maintainer experience, compliance/security standards (SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001), startup product incubation
Technologies
Tauri, Electron, React Native, LLMs, RAG, agents, on-device AI
Responsibilities
Clarify priorities, ownership, and timelines for engineering execution; manage and coach engineers and contractors; contribute code and review technical work; partner with product leadership to align strategy with engineering plans; establish planning and release practices; maintain high standards for code quality and security; lead hiring and resource planning; scale the product from R&D to enterprise-ready.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
