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Base pay range $180,000.00/yr - $400,000.00/yr
Join the fastest-growing startup in history — and lead a high-performing engineering team building the core systems that power the world’s leading AI labs.
Role Title:
Tech Lead Manager
Location:
Onsite in San Francisco, CA (Mon-Fri onsite and Saturday remote)
Client:
Mercor (Unicorn, Series B at $2B)
Salary:
$180,000 – $500,000 base + performance bonus + equity options
About Mercor:
Mercor is revolutionizing how AI models are trained — powering data and infrastructure for the top 5 AI labs globally.
The company scaled from $1M → $500M in revenue run rate in just 17 months, becoming the fastest-growing startup in history. Already valued at $2B+, Mercor remains profitable and accelerating with double-digit week-over-week growth.
Now, they’re building one of Silicon Valley’s most ambitious engineering orgs — and hiring builder-leaders ready to shape the future of AI.
What You’ll Do:
Split your time
50% hands‑on coding
and
50% engineering leadership .
Write, ship, and review high‑quality production code across backend systems (Python/Django or similar).
Lead technical design, architecture, and system scalability across teams.
Mentor and grow a distributed team of high‑performing engineers.
Hire rapidly across geographies and build lightweight, high‑velocity processes.
Collaborate cross‑functionally with Product, Ops, and Data to deliver business‑critical outcomes.
Translate technical strategy into measurable business impact.
Build evaluation frameworks and reinforcement learning environments powering AI training.
Ideal Experience:
6+ years in software engineering, including team leadership and IC-level contributions.
Strong backend experience (Python/Django or similar).
Proven record of shipping in production and scaling teams in high‑growth settings.
Background in startups or hypergrowth companies preferred.
Familiarity with LLM internals, fine‑tuning, or evaluation frameworks is a plus.
Excellent communicator — able to explain technical trade‑offs in business terms.
Thrives in chaos, brings structure without bureaucracy.
Benefits:
$180,000 – $400,000 base + performance bonus + equity (depending on level)
Full healthcare coverage + unlimited PTO
$20K relocation bonus + housing stipend (if moving to SF HQ)
Free Equinox membership + $1K/month meal stipend
Office perks + career acceleration in a hypergrowth startup
This is your chance to step into a leadership role at a unicorn startup with world‑class founders, top‑tier investors, and an environment built for rapid career acceleration.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Management and Engineering
Industries: Software Development and Technology, Information and Media
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Base pay range $180,000.00/yr - $400,000.00/yr
Join the fastest-growing startup in history — and lead a high-performing engineering team building the core systems that power the world’s leading AI labs.
Role Title:
Tech Lead Manager
Location:
Onsite in San Francisco, CA (Mon-Fri onsite and Saturday remote)
Client:
Mercor (Unicorn, Series B at $2B)
Salary:
$180,000 – $500,000 base + performance bonus + equity options
About Mercor:
Mercor is revolutionizing how AI models are trained — powering data and infrastructure for the top 5 AI labs globally.
The company scaled from $1M → $500M in revenue run rate in just 17 months, becoming the fastest-growing startup in history. Already valued at $2B+, Mercor remains profitable and accelerating with double-digit week-over-week growth.
Now, they’re building one of Silicon Valley’s most ambitious engineering orgs — and hiring builder-leaders ready to shape the future of AI.
What You’ll Do:
Split your time
50% hands‑on coding
and
50% engineering leadership .
Write, ship, and review high‑quality production code across backend systems (Python/Django or similar).
Lead technical design, architecture, and system scalability across teams.
Mentor and grow a distributed team of high‑performing engineers.
Hire rapidly across geographies and build lightweight, high‑velocity processes.
Collaborate cross‑functionally with Product, Ops, and Data to deliver business‑critical outcomes.
Translate technical strategy into measurable business impact.
Build evaluation frameworks and reinforcement learning environments powering AI training.
Ideal Experience:
6+ years in software engineering, including team leadership and IC-level contributions.
Strong backend experience (Python/Django or similar).
Proven record of shipping in production and scaling teams in high‑growth settings.
Background in startups or hypergrowth companies preferred.
Familiarity with LLM internals, fine‑tuning, or evaluation frameworks is a plus.
Excellent communicator — able to explain technical trade‑offs in business terms.
Thrives in chaos, brings structure without bureaucracy.
Benefits:
$180,000 – $400,000 base + performance bonus + equity (depending on level)
Full healthcare coverage + unlimited PTO
$20K relocation bonus + housing stipend (if moving to SF HQ)
Free Equinox membership + $1K/month meal stipend
Office perks + career acceleration in a hypergrowth startup
This is your chance to step into a leadership role at a unicorn startup with world‑class founders, top‑tier investors, and an environment built for rapid career acceleration.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Management and Engineering
Industries: Software Development and Technology, Information and Media
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Recruiting from Scratch by 2x
Get notified about new Technical Manager jobs in
San Francisco Bay Area .
#J-18808-Ljbffr