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Senior Engineering Manager (GenAI & Agentic Platforms)

preplyKyivEngineering
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Salary
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Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Experience
Senior · 8+ yrs
Posted
28 Sept 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Senior Engineering Manager (GenAI & Agentic Platforms) is a multi-team leadership role based in Kyiv at Preply that suits an experienced engineering leader with a strong background in platform engineering and production AI systems. This position involves owning the engineering strategy, execution, and organizational health of two complementary teams focused on generative and agentic AI platforms.

Role Overview

Senior Engineering Manager (GenAI & Agentic Platforms) is an opportunity at Preply located in Kyiv. The role requires leading approximately 8 to 12 engineers across two teams—the GenAI Platform and the Agentic Platform—while partnering closely with product management, applied science, data, security, and engineering stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Set the long-term engineering vision for the GenAI Platform and the Agentic Platform to ensure they operate as a single, coherent platform.
Partner with the Product Manager to define outcomes, prioritize investments, and measure platform impact.
Lead and develop 8-12 engineers through clear expectations, feedback, performance management, career growth, and coaching.
Own hiring quality, team composition, evolving team boundaries, and operating models.
Guide architecture across model access, evaluation, observability, retrieval, agent orchestration, tools, state, memory, permissions, and control planes.
Translate strategy into realistic plans, balancing foundational investment with near-term product needs.
Align senior stakeholders across Product, Applied Science, Data, Security, and Engineering on platform standards, build-versus-buy decisions, and shared priorities.

Requirements

8+ years of software engineering experience.
5+ years in engineering management, including experience leading multiple teams or a multi-squad technical area.
Track record of hiring, coaching, and retaining high-performing teams.
Technical depth in platform engineering, backend or distributed systems, ML infrastructure, or developer infrastructure.
Practical experience with production GenAI or Agentic systems.
Experience using Agentic AI to support architecture, planning, and decision-making while retaining human judgment.
Experience leading platform products with a strong instinct for self-service, API design, and developer experience.
Clear communication and stakeholder leadership skills.

Nice to Have

Experience managing teams that built AI or ML platforms used by multiple teams.
Experience with agent frameworks or durable workflow technologies such as LangGraph, OpenAI Agents SDK, or Temporal.
Hands-on familiarity with GenAI evaluation and observability, prompt or model lifecycle, retrieval systems, multi-provider routing, or open-model serving.
Experience making build-versus-buy decisions without provider lock-in.
Experience measuring platform success through adoption, customer outcomes, and engineering leverage.

Skills and Tools

LangGraph
OpenAI Agents SDK
Temporal
GenAI evaluation and observability tools
Retrieval systems
Multi-provider routing and open-model serving

Salary and Benefits

Open, collaborative, dynamic, and diverse culture
Generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com
Learning and development budget, including time off for self-development
Competitive financial package with equity and leave allowance

About the Company

Preply is a category-defining, unicorn-status company that has reached a $150M Series D, transforming education through human-led, AI-enhanced learning. Over 100,000 tutors teach more than 90 languages to learners across 180 countries.

How to Apply

Candidates should apply directly on the official Preply careers page.

Skills and tech stack

LangGraphOpenAI Agents SDKTemporalDistributed Systems

Questions candidates ask

Where is this job located?

This position is located in Kyiv.

How many direct reports will this role manage?

The role involves leading approximately 8 to 12 engineers across two teams.

What level of experience is required for this role?

Candidates need 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering management.

What specific technologies are mentioned as nice-to-haves?

Mentioned technologies include LangGraph, OpenAI Agents SDK, and Temporal.

What benefits are provided by the company?

Benefits include a monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com, a learning and development budget with time off, equity, and a competitive financial package.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official preply careers page.

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