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Overview NewsWhip is the leading provider of predictive media intelligence, tracking and predicting engagement with the world’s news stories each day. Our platform is used by journalists at top-tier publications and by communications professionals at global agencies, brands, NGOs, international organizations, and not-for-profits. As an Irish company, our product and engineering functions are central to our business, allowing you to influence what we build and how we build it. There is a direct link between your work, our customers and the continued success of NewsWhip.
We’re seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead two multi-disciplinary feature teams delivering NewsWhip’s ambitious AI roadmap. As a key member of our product delivery team, you’ll work closely with Product and UX leaders to shape and execute our AI strategy while managing diverse engineering teams that bring innovative solutions to life.

Responsibilities

Partner deeply with Product and UX leads as part of the core product delivery triad (Design, PM, Engineering) to explore opportunities

Actively contribute to product strategy and roadmap planning, providing technical perspective and feasibility assessment

Drive feature definition and scope through close collaboration with Product Management and UX Design

Balance customer needs, technical constraints, and business goals to make informed product decisions

Proactively identify and communicate emerging AI technology opportunities that align with business goals and customer needs, helping shape the product vision through technical innovation

Facilitate discovery sessions and technical spikes to validate approaches and identify risks early

Lead and mentor two cross-functional engineering teams (~8/9 engineers) across Backend, Frontend, Data Platform, and DS/ML disciplines

Foster a collaborative environment where Engineering, Product, and UX work seamlessly together

Drive engineering excellence while ensuring alignment with product goals and timelines

Manage team performance, career development, and growth

Own team metrics, capacity planning, and resource allocation

Ensure delivery plans, team structure, and engineering outputs consistently align with business objectives and product goals, maintaining focus on measurable customer and business impact

Requirements

5+ years of engineering experience with 2+ years in engineering management

Strong track record of partnership with Product Management and UX teams

Experience leading product discovery and solution design processes

Proven ability to influence product strategy through technical leadership

Strong technical background with experience in either Backend Development, Data Engineering, or Machine Learning

Experience managing diverse technical teams and coordinating cross-functional initiatives

Understanding of modern AI/ML technologies, cloud platforms, and software architecture

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Experience with agile methodologies and modern software development practices

Proven ability to mentor and develop engineering talent

Technical expertise

Large Language Models and their APIs

Embedding models and similarity search

Prompt engineering and management

AI evaluation and testing frameworks

LLMOps tools and practices

Nice to have

Experience with AI frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, etc.)

Background in media analytics or content intelligence

Knowledge of semantic search and content retrieval

Experience with real-time AI systems

Experience with cloud platforms (GCP preferred)

Previous startup or high-growth company experience

Health insurance

Bonus for individual and team performance

Pension

Great working environment - remote first or hybrid model

An opportunity to help define an entirely new industry category

Excellent opportunity to grow in one of Dublin’s fastest growing home-grown companies

Benefits and culture

Friendly work environment, healthy work-life balance, and fair compensation

Mutual support and emphasis on education

Engaging team activities, annual and seasonal retreats, snacks, and other perks

Remote-first or hybrid work options

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology and Engineering

Industries

Software Development, Technology, Information and Media, and Public Relations and Communications Services

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