Platform Engineering Manager

Location: New York City

• In person, five days a week

Compensation: $280,000–$425,000 base

About Aaru

Aaru builds simulations of human behavior. Each simulation contains a population of agents, each representing a person who could plausibly exist in the real world and capable of making decisions within a modeled environment. Companies and institutions use these simulations to test consequential choices before committing—from product launches and policy changes to critical communications. Because the agents are simulated rather than recruited, they can reason through complex hypotheticals without fatigue or the response effects common in human studies.

*The role*The Platform team makes Aaru’s simulations usable. It builds the APIs, workflows, and interfaces customers use to configure simulations, run them, and interpret the results. You will lead that team. Managers at Aaru remain engineers. You will set technical direction, make architecture decisions, write code, hire the team, and be accountable for the quality and pace of what it ships.

*What you will do*

• Build and lead a team of Members of Technical Staff.
• Help set the platform roadmap with Product and Research.
• Make key architecture decisions, review critical designs, and work directly on the hardest technical problems.
• Turn new research into reliable product capabilities that customers can use independently.
• Hire exceptional engineers, from the first interview through the close.
• Set clear priorities, make credible commitments, and deliver.

*You might be a good fit if*

• You built and operated production systems as a senior engineer before becoming a manager.
• You have led a team of four to ten engineers that delivered production systems.
• You reduce complexity in architecture, code, process, and scope.
• You give clear feedback early and address performance problems promptly.
• You want to work in person in New York with a team that moves quickly.

*Strong candidates may also have*

• Experience with developer platforms, APIs, or products built on ML/AI systems.
• Time as a founder or early engineer at a fast-growth startup.
• A track record of close work with research teams.

*Compensation and benefits*Base salary of $280,000–$425,000, equity, and full benefits. Final level and compensation depend on experience and sit within our internal bands.