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We’re hiring an Engineering Manager for our AI Platform Team in the AI Group . The AI Platform team builds and operates the foundational infrastructure that powers Intercom’s AI products, including model training, developer tooling and high-performance, high-reliability production systems. The team ensures that engineers and scientists can rapidly & safely build our flagship AI product Fin, while also ensuring it remains stable and performant in production.
This is a hands-on EM role - you’ll lead a senior team of engineers while remaining hands-on in the codebase. We believe that an EM who occasionally works alongside ICs writing code will build up the knowledge and context required to inform strategic decision making and better support engineers in their team. This isn’t a temporary “player-coach” setup; it’s a deeply technical leadership role where coding and architecture work are core to the job.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced engineering manager without prior AI experience to step directly into the world of AI systems. You’ll learn what it takes to run AI-powered production systems, and shape the platform that enables fast, safe, and reliable iteration on cutting-edge AI products.
Learn more about Intercom’s engineering culture at intercom.engineering , and more about Fin at fin.ai .
As a hands-on leader, you will:
Lead a high-performing team building the platform and infrastructure that power Intercom’s AI capabilities.
Contribute directly to production code , staying close to the work and building knowledge & context through first-hand experience.
Support teams of ML Scientists and Engineers building AI powered capabilities .
Plan, prioritize, and deliver high-impact roadmaps in partnership with the team’s most senior engineers, balancing delivery, quality, and innovation.
Improve developer-experience across the AI infrastructure stack, ensuring that systems are observable, scalable, and easy to build upon.
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Intercom has a hybrid working policy. We believe that working in person helps us stay connected, collaborate easier and create a great culture while still providing flexibility to work from home. We expect employees to be in the office at least three days per week.
We have a radically open and accepting culture at Intercom. We avoid spending time on divisive subjects to foster a safe and cohesive work environment for everyone. As an organization, our policy is to not advocate on behalf of the company or our employees on any social or political topics out of our internal or external communications. We respect personal opinion and expression on these topics on personal social platforms on personal time, and do not challenge or confront anyone for their views on non-work related topics. Our goal is to focus on doing incredible work to achieve our goals and unite the company through our core values .
Intercom values diversity and is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity. Intercom will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.
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