TwelveLabs · 2 days ago
Senior Manager, Application Engineering
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$260K/yr - $280K/yr
10+ years expTwelveLabs is pioneering the development of cutting-edge multimodal foundation models that comprehend videos like humans. The Senior Manager, Application Engineering will own the end-to-end delivery of user-facing applications, drive a culture of rapid iteration, and lead a multi-disciplinary team to ensure high-quality product releases.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)VideoSoftwareInformation TechnologyGenerative AI
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end delivery of end user facing applications, from concept → launch → iteration, with clear success metrics
Drive an extreme iteration-speed culture: small batches, weekly shipping, tight feedback loops and rapid experimentation, without sacrificing reliability
Set and enforce a world-class product craft bar: interaction quality, performance, accessibility and “consumer-grade” polish across every release
Build, lead, and grow a multi-disciplinary team (frontend, backend, product engineering): hiring, coaching, performance management and raising the bar
Establish strong execution mechanisms: crisp requirements, clear ownership, predictable delivery, and principled trade-offs across cross-functional stakeholders
Be a player-coach: stay hands-on where it unlocks speed or quality (critical-path prototypes, architectural spikes, mentoring via code reviews and unblocking execution)
Ensure production readiness: testing strategy, instrumentation, incident hygiene, and continuous improvement of quality, latency, and cost-to-serve for application workflows
Qualification
Required
10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading product/application engineering teams with Staff level ICs
Track record of building high-quality, consumer-grade video or multi-modal products with exceptional UI/UX craft, including performance and usability excellence
Demonstrated experience building a high velocity, fast iteration culture
Strong engineering fundamentals in testing strategy, CI/CD and operational readiness for production
Excellent people leadership: hiring, performance management, coaching, and growing future leaders
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and creating structure where none exists—without slowing down
Background in fast-scaling startups or world class consumer facing product organizations
Preferred
Experience building agentic applications on top of foundation models or data-heavy systems translating model capability into product value
Benefits
An open and inclusive culture and work environment.
Work closely with a collaborative, mission-driven team on cutting-edge AI technology.
Full health, dental, and vision benefits.
Flexible PTO and parental leave policy. Office closed the week of Christmas and New Years.
VISA support (such as H1B and OPT transfer for US employees).
Company
TwelveLabs
The world's most powerful video intelligence platform for enterprises.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$107.12MKey Investors
Firstman StudiosNaver VenturesNew Enterprise Associates,NVentures
2025-10-10Corporate Round
2025-06-09Series Unknown
2024-12-12Series A· $30M
Leadership Team
Jae Lee
Founder & CEO
Recent News
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2026-01-06
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