Engineering Manager, Product Engineering

TRM Labs provides AI-powered intelligence solutions that help public and private sector agencies investigate and disrupt crime. The Engineering Manager will lead a multidisciplinary product engineering pod, own AI-powered product initiatives from 0→1 through scale, and partner with Product, Design, and AI-focused teams to deliver reliable, intuitive software experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a pod of engineers across frontend, backend, and full‑stack disciplines, setting a high bar for craftsmanship, pace, and ownership
• Own execution of key AI‑powered product initiatives end‑to‑end, from shaping problem statements and 0→1 prototypes to launch, iteration, and scale
• Partner closely with Product and Design on roadmap planning, tradeoffs, and prioritization, especially where AI can unlock step‑function improvements in user workflows
• Drive predictable delivery while maintaining high standards for quality, reliability, and maintainability in a fast‑moving environment
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, architectural discussions, and unblocking engineers across the stack (FE + BE + integrations)
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with other engineering teams (data, platform, AI/agents) to integrate advanced capabilities into clear, explainable user experiences
• Establish strong engineering fundamentals — clear ownership, documentation, observability, testing, and operational rigor — for AI‑infused product surfaces
• Foster a culture of high trust, high velocity, and candid communication, where hiring and developing exceptional talent is treated as a first‑class responsibility

Requirements:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience and 2–5+ years of people management experience, leading multidisciplinary product teams that ship user-facing software
• Strong product engineering background building workflow-heavy or data-rich applications end-to-end, from 0→1 through scale
• Experience building or integrating AI/LLM-powered features into production systems. You understand the practical realities of shipping AI — iteration, evaluation, reliability, and UX tradeoffs
• Proven ability to operate in ambiguous problem spaces, move quickly without heavy process, and turn early ideas into shipped product
• Technical depth to review code, guide architecture, and make sound tradeoffs across frontend, backend, and AI-integrated systems
• Experience partnering closely with Product and Design in fast-moving environments, balancing speed, quality, and user experience
• Strong communication skills and comfort engaging directly with customers to inform product direction
• Experience scaling or evolving product engineering pods
• Background in B2B or enterprise software
• Experience with data-rich, workflow-heavy, or real-time products
• Familiarity with event-driven systems or complex integrations