Engineering Manager, Applied AI

Merge enables B2B companies to add hundreds of integrations to their products, making it easy to access and sync their customers' data. We offer Unified APIs that provide normalized data across key software categories, including accounting, HRIS, ATS, CRM, file storage, and ticketing. Thousands of companies trust Merge to power their integrations, enabling them to unblock sales, reduce customer churn, accelerate time to market for new products, and save engineering costs and resources. 

As a core component for the future of modern B2B AI infrastructure, Merge is building the data integration layer that powers the next generation of AI products and companies. By solving the complex challenges of data access and normalization, Merge accelerates the development and deployment of AI solutions while ensuring the highest standards of security and performance.

Who are we looking for?

Merge is looking for a driven Engineering Manager to lead our Applied AI team. This team is building the next generation of Merge through externally facing, AI-native products powered by large language models, while also owning the foundational systems that enable AI-driven features and operational leverage across the company. You’ll guide a high-impact team through fast-moving problem spaces, partnering closely with product, design, and go-to-market to turn cutting-edge AI into real customer and business value.

What you will do:

• Lead and grow a team of applied AI engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, experimentation, and technical rigor
• Define and execute the roadmap for AI-driven products and internal tooling to improve integration development, monitoring, and automation
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to build intelligent, user-facing tools that differentiate Merge’s platform
• Ensure AI models and systems are deployed with scalability, performance, and security in mind

The Ideal candidate will have: 

• 2–4+ years managing and hiring engineers, with previous IC experience in software or ML/AI systems
• Strong track record of leading teams building AI-powered products, ML platforms, or data-intensive applications
• Familiarity with technologies and frameworks such as Python, Django, React, Postgres, AWS, and ML/AI libraries (
• Product-minded engineering leader who can balance research/experimentation with shipping high-impact features
• Strong collaborator able to align AI-driven initiatives with broader company and customer goals

Compensation

• The cash compensation range for this role is $200,000-$245,000

• Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications. In addition to cash compensation, all employees receive an equity compensation package

Merge on the Rise: 

LinkedIn Top Startups 2023

Forbes Next Billion Dollar Startups 2023

G2 Fastest Growing Products 2024

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO + 10 company holidays
• 100% covered health, vision, and dental insurance
• 401K Plan
• Free dinner when working past 7pm
• Annual company offsites and quarterly team events. Past locations have included: Nashville, Sonoma, and the Hudson Valley

Merge is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected class.