Engineering Manager

About VoltaiVoltai is developing world models, and agents to learn, evaluate, plan, experiment, and interact with the physical world. We are starting out with understanding and building hardware; electronics systems and semiconductors where AI can design and create beyond human cognitive limits.

About the Team

Backed by Silicon Valley’s top investors, Stanford University, and CEOs/Presidents of Google, AMD, Broadcom, Marvell, etc. We are a team of previous Stanford professors, SAIL researchers, Olympiad medalists (IPhO, IOI, etc.), CTOs of Synopsys & GlobalFoundries, Head of Sales & CRO of Cadence, former US Secretary of Defense, National Security Advisor, and Senior Foreign-Policy Advisor to four US presidents.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of engineers through weekly sprint cycles and delivery milestones

• Drive sprint planning and execution — from backlog grooming to sprint reviews to retrospectives

• Ruthlessly prioritize engineering work based on business impact, technical debt, and resource constraints

• Translate complex requirements from product and hardware teams into clear, actionable engineering tasks and user stories

• Remove blockers and facilitate team productivity through daily standups, 1:1s, and cross-team coordination

• Partner closely with product and design teams to balance feature delivery with technical excellence

• Track team velocity, sprint health, and delivery metrics while driving continuous process improvement

Required Skill Sets

• 2–6 years of experience in engineering management, ideally leading 3-8 engineers at a technical or AI-driven company

• Strong people management skills — coaching engineers, managing performance, and fostering team growth

• Excellent prioritization and project management abilities, especially in fast-moving sprint environments

• Experience with agile methodologies, sprint planning tools (Jira, Linear), and engineering productivity metrics

• Ability to balance competing priorities while maintaining team focus and morale

• Technical depth to engage in architectural discussions and code reviews when needed

• Strong background in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering is a bonus

• Comfort working in fast-paced, high-growth environments with shifting priorities