Senior Engineering Manager

AI is changing how the world communicates — and LILT is leading that transformation.

We're on a mission to make the world's information accessible to everyone , regardless of the language they speak. We use cutting-edge AI, machine translation, and human-in-the-loop expertise to translate content faster, more accurately, and more cost-effectively without compromising on brand, voice, or quality.

At LILT, we empower our teammates with leading tools, global collaboration, and growth opportunities to do their best work. Our company virtues— Work together, win together; Find a way or make one; Quicker than they expect; Quality is Job 1 —guide everything we do. We are trusted by Intel Corporation, Canva, the United States Department of Defense, the United States Air Force, ASICS, and hundreds of global Enterprises. Backed by Sequoia, Intel Capital, and Redpoint, we’re building a category-defining company in a $50B+ global translation market being redefined by AI.

What you’ll do

As a Senior Engineering Manager you’ll lead one of our software development teams. You will be responsible for supporting the career development of the engineers on your team and you will be building and deploying core backend services and frontend applications that are part of the LILT platform. You’ll work closely with our product management and design organizations to ensure we are building the right software for our customers from the private and public sectors, the translator community, and our services team in a reliable and scalable fashion.

We are looking for candidates who have a strong technical background and a solid product vision and can help guide teams and design organizational structure and processes but aren't afraid of rolling up their sleeves and getting down in the weeds on a technical challenge. You'll need to be open to experimenting, and iterating on processes as the company grows. You'll need to be empathic, supportive, and excited to teach as well as learn.

Key Responsibilities :

Strategic Leadership :

• Support and execute on the Engineering Vision : Setting the technical direction for the team, through quarterly OKRs, based on the organization’s direction while aligning the team with LILT’s overall goals and business objectives.
• Prioritize Projects & Resources : Determine which projects to pursue and allocate limited resources (people, budget, technology) effectively to support LILT’s overall goals and business objectives.
• Build & Manage High-Performing Teams : Recruit, hire, and develop talented engineers, fostering a healthy, positive, and productive work environment.

Operational Excellence :

Communication & Collaboration :

Experience :

Management Experience : Proven track record of successfully leading and mentoring engineering teams globally. Experience handling cross-functional, global teams for high performing collaboration.

Skills & Abilities :

Project Management : Strong project management skills, including the ability to set goals, prioritize tasks, and track progress. Proactive nature to communicate delays, roadblocks, or other issues along with solutions.

Decision-Making : Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to make sound decisions under pressure and in ambiguous situations. Ability to provide recommendations as well as proactive ideas to mitigate future problems.

People Management : Ability to build high-performing teams, promote a positive culture, and develop talent. Skilled in coaching, mentoring, and performance management. Able to hold tough performance conversations while inspiring high performance outcomes.

Education :

Our Story

Our founders, Spence and John met at Google working on Google Translate. As researchers at Stanford and Berkeley, they both worked on language technology to make information accessible to everyone. While together at Google, they were amazed to learn that Google Translate wasn’t used for enterprise products and services inside the company.The quality just wasn’t there. So they set out to build something better. LILT was born.

LILT has been a machine learning company since its founding in 2015. At the time, machine translation didn’t meet the quality standard for enterprise translations, so LILT assembled a cutting-edge research team tasked with closing that gap. While meeting customer demand for translation services, LILT has prioritized investments in Large Language Models, human-in-the-loop systems, and now agentic AI.

With AI innovation accelerating and enterprise demand growing, the next phase of LILT’s journey is just beginning.

Our Tech

What sets our platform apart :

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At LILT, we are committed to a fair, inclusive, and transparent hiring process. As part of our recruitment efforts, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) and automated tools to assist in the evaluation of applications, including résumé screening, assessment scoring, and interview analysis. These tools are designed to support human decision-making and help us identify qualified candidates efficiently and objectively. All final hiring decisions are made by people. If you have any concerns, require accommodations, or would like to opt-out of the use of AI in our hiring process, please let us know at recruiting@lilt.com.

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