Senior AI Engineering Manager, Video AI
$204,000–$337,000 year
HybridMountain View Santa Clara County, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead a team of 15-20 engineers and technical leads to drive technical strategy, execution, and professional growth across the Video AI group. Build and grow talent by attracting, mentoring, and developing a diverse group of applied scientists and engineers while fostering an inclusive culture. Define clear direction by translating product and business needs into a focused technical roadmap that connects daily work to LinkedIn's broader mission. Ensure scalability and efficiency by partnering with infra teams to optimize retrieval, serving, and model adaptation. Promote alignment and collaboration across disciplines to drive consistent progress and address misalignments with clarity. Foster innovation by creating an environment that values curiosity, diverse perspectives, and responsible experimentation. This role is hybrid, based in Sunnyvale, CA or New York, NY, with a compensation range of $204,000 - $337,000.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of management experience, leading team(s) of direct reports
- 7+ years of relevant professional experience in AI/ML Engineering and/or leadership of AI/ML Engineering teams
- Bachelors in Computer Science or other technical discipline, or related practical technical experience
Desired Qualifications
- 4+ years of prior experience leading AI engineering teams, with leadership of 15+ total reports
- 10+ years of relevant professional experience in AI, Machine Learning, or a related field
- PhD or Master's in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics or related fields
- Strong technical background in LLMs, retrieval architectures, and relevance optimization
- Familiarity with semantic search, vector databases, or efficient model adaptation
- Proven ability to connect technical strategy to business goals and communicate across disciplines
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