Software Engineering Manager, Observability & Evals Platform
We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the team building LangSmith, our observability and evaluation platform for LLM applications. You’ll define the technical direction, grow and mentor a world‑class engineering team, and partner with product and design to deliver features that help developers build and deploy trustworthy AI systems with confidence.
What you will do
- Build, mentor, and grow a high‑performing team of engineers, fostering collaboration, ownership, and accountability.
- Strengthen LangChain’s engineering culture through mentorship, high‑quality code, and technical excellence.
- Shape long‑term technical direction and ensure scalability and reliability of LangSmith AI Observability Platform.
- Partner with product and design teams to define scope, sequence, and success criteria for key initiatives.
- Maintain a high bar for technical excellence while moving the team with urgency and focus.
- Lead by example in writing clean, maintainable, and well‑tested code in Go / Python and Typescript.
- Engage directly with customers to understand their needs and translate them into actionable product improvements.
How to be successful in this role
Experience managing or tech‑leading teams delivering complex full‑stack products.Strong technical background in Go / Python and React / Typescript.Solid understanding of databases (Postgres, Redis and ClickHouse).Proven ability to design high‑throughput data‑intensive systems.Bias towards shipping quickly and learning from customers.Strong communication skills—able to collaborate with internal stakeholders and engage directly with customers.Bonus : Experience building AI / LLM‑powered applications, developer tools, or observability platforms.#J-18808-Ljbffr