Giga is seeking a Founding Engineering Manager to join their team in New York. The role involves shaping the technical direction of AI native, enterprise-grade products and leading complex engineering projects.
About the Role
As a Founding Engineering Manager, you will lead the Toronto site, hire an elite team, and drive technical initiatives across the company. Your responsibilities will include designing system architecture, owning high-stakes projects, identifying technical gaps, and setting engineering quality standards. You will also mentor other engineers and collaborate across teams to ensure successful outcomes.
About You
Required:
8+ years of engineering experience with a track record of leading complex projects.
Experience hiring teams from scratch.
Ability to articulate system design tradeoffs and make clear technical approaches from vague problems.
Strong coding skills and the ability to maintain high standards without being a bottleneck.
Comfortable with uncertainty and energized by hard problems.
Preferred:
Experience with Python (Django/FastAPI) and TypeScript (Node.js).
Familiarity with AWS, Modal, Kubernetes, and Postgres.
Experience building scalable systems and understanding the challenges at different scales.
Benefits
Generous salary and equity.
Commuter and meal benefits.
Country-specific medical, dental, and vision coverage.