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Software Engineering Manager, Fitness Intelligence Infrastructure - Watch Software leads a new team focused on the intelligence infrastructure behind fitness experiences. This role involves managing and coaching a technical team of engineers at the intersection of applied AI and fitness. The manager is responsible for building datasets, evaluation pipelines, prompt development, and tooling to turn model capabilities into production-ready features. Key responsibilities include partnering with internal teams to deliver unified intelligence across devices, establishing golden datasets, and designing for user privacy regarding sensitive health data. The role requires expertise in Swift for on-device and server-side environments, as well as experience with large language models, evaluation methodology, and prompt tuning. The manager will oversee the development of tools that allow features to scale while navigating the complexities of fitness and health data sensitivity.
What does a Software Engineering Manager earn in California?
Median $281300 from 43 postings across 16 companies.
Manage and coach a team of engineers working at the intersection of applied AI and fitness.
Build and maintain datasets, evaluation pipelines, and tools to validate intelligence-backed features.
Develop production Swift code for both on-device and server-side environments.
Partner with cross-functional teams to define and deliver unified intelligence capabilities across platforms.
Manage the iteration process including prompt development, tool definitions, and scenario construction.
Drive infrastructure that allows features to scale across different languages, regions, and interactions.
Monitor state-of-the-art AI techniques to determine which technologies are ready for production use.
Design all systems with a primary focus on user privacy and data sensitivity.
What we're looking for
8+ years of industry experience.
3+ years of experience leading a technical team and collaborating across organizational boundaries, or demonstrated readiness through sustained technical leadership.
Deep technical understanding and hands-on experience with software development and lifecycle management.
Experience shipping user-facing features built on large language models to production quality.
Hands-on experience with evaluation methodology, prompt development, and building tools for repeatable work.
Strong product sense and the ability to balance technical feasibility with user experience.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Experience with Swift, dataset construction, or health/fitness domains (preferred).
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Full-Stack Development
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
Go
PostgreSQL
NoSQL
RESTful APIs
Distributed Systems
CI/CD
Test Automation
Kubernetes
Containerization
Data Pipelines
AI/ML
LLM
Agile