Manager, ML Engineering

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and grow the Cortex team. you will manage a talented team of ML and delivery engineers, drive technical delivery of AI service initiatives, and help define the direction of Smarsh's AI platform capability. You will report directly to a Senior ML Engineering Manager based in the UK and will be the primary engineering leader for the Cortex team on the ground in Bangalore.

What you'll do

• Team Leadership & People Management
• Lead, mentor and grow a team of 4 ML Engineers and 1 Delivery Engineer across India and the UK
• Run effective 1:1s, performance conversations, and career development planning
• Foster a high-trust, high-performance team culture grounded in continuous improvement
• Manage hiring, onboarding, and team capacity planning as Cortex expands

What you need

• 2–5 yrs of experience
• Machine learning
• MLOps
• AWS
• NLP
• Kafka
• R
• Any graduate

Good to have

• Python
• Kotlin
• TPM
• System design
• Kubernetes
• Incident response