Handshake

AI

SeniorEngineeringManager,ReinforcementLearningEnvironments(RLE)

$230–310k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Senior Engineering Manager, Reinforcement Learning Environments (RLE) at Handshake. Skills: Engineering management, RL environments, Platform development. Lead, hire, and develop a high-performing team. Own the RLE roadmap and execution”

What You'll Achieve.

RLE becomes default platform; New domains launch quickly; Environment reliability trusted; Data quality trusted; Platform measurably improves task completion

Industry & Context.

AI
Problems you'll solve

Execution in ambiguity; Deliver in fast-moving, unclear problem spaces

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years managing teams, 5+ years hands-on engineering experience

Nice to Have

Experience with RL training infrastructure, Simulation systems experience, Evaluation platforms experience, Human-in-the-loop systems experience, Operations-heavy, tech-enabled environment experience, Familiarity with AWS/GCP, Familiarity with APIs, Familiarity with Docker, Familiarity with modern stacks, TypeScript/Node experience, React experience, Experience building systems used by applied ML or AI research teams, Experience leading senior managing an (or equivalent scope) is a plus

What You'll Do.

and develop a high-performing team

Own the RLE roadmap and execution

Drive architecture for scalable systems

plug-and-play domains

Raise the bar on reliability

Create a culture of ownership

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with Research; Partner with Product; Partner with Operations; Align cross-functionally

Process & Methodology

Roadmap execution

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