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Cartesia
San Francisco, California, United States
Source: Cartesia careers · View original posting
From Cartesia's posting. “We” and “our” refer to the employer.
Our mission is to architect AI that learns from and interacts with the world like humans do.
We're pioneering the model architectures that will make this possible. Our founding team met as PhDs at the Stanford AI Lab, where we invented State Space Models or SSMs, a new primitive for training efficient, large-scale foundation models. Our team combines deep expertise in model innovation and systems engineering paired with a design-minded product engineering team to build and ship cutting edge models and experiences.
We're funded by leading investors at Index Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners, along with Factory, Conviction, A Star, General Catalyst, SV Angel, Databricks and others. We're fortunate to have the support of many amazing advisors, and 90+ angels across many industries, including the world's foremost experts in AI.
We're hiring an Engineering Manager to help build Cartesia's Product Engineering team as a hands-on technical and people leader. You'll work alongside the engineers building the product surfaces around our models — including Voices, Voice Agents, self-serve growth, billing, and shared product infrastructure — while helping the team grow in size, quality, and impact.
This is a player-coach role. You'll stay close to the work, contribute directly when it matters, and earn technical credibility with the team, while also hiring, mentoring, and creating the operating rhythm needed to ship exceptional products consistently. You'll initially embed with the Voices squad and help establish clear ownership across product surfaces that span teams.
Build alongside the team and contribute directly to important product and technical work, especially while the team is growing.
Lead and develop product engineers through coaching, feedback, career development, and a high bar for performance and craft.
Help grow the Product Engineering team by personally sourcing, interviewing, and closing exceptional engineers.
Partner closely with Product and Design to shape what we build, make strong product and technical tradeoffs, and turn ambiguous goals into shipped experiences.
Establish a predictable execution cadence without adding unnecessary process or losing the team's speed.
Raise the quality bar through hands-on design and code review, strong technical judgment, and clear examples of excellent product engineering.
Take ownership of neglected or cross-cutting surfaces — including billing, files, and team rotations — and step into the work directly when needed.
Help define how Product Engineering should evolve as the team grows, while remaining close to customers, the product, and the code.
Compensation
Competitive base salary alongside attractive equity package.
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Health Insurance
Fully covered medical insurance along with dental and vision for you and your family.
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Parental Leave
9 weeks paternity & 12 weeks maternity leave
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401(k)
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Commuter Allowance
A monthly stipend to help you get to and from the office.
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Flexible PTO
Take as much time as you need to recharge your batteries.
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Meals & Snacks
Lunch, dinner and plenty of snacks, provided daily.
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Your own personal Yoshi
Cartesia is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.
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