Engineering Manager - Architecture

Efficient Computer is rethinking computing from the ground up to solve one of AI's biggest challenges: energy. Our Fabric architecture delivers a 10–100x improvement in energy efficiency for general-purpose computation, including AI, while supporting familiar programming languages and software frameworks—unlocking new possibilities for autonomous machines, intelligent infrastructure, wearables, and space systems. With our first processor, Electron E1, now shipping in volume and more than $97 million in Series B financing recently announced, we're accelerating customer deployments and scaling our architecture to data center performance. Join us to build the hardware and software that bring intelligence wherever it's needed and help shape the next generation of computing.

Efficient is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Architecture team from both a people and delivery perspective. You will partner with technical leads to set priorities, align roadmaps, and drive execution across key engineering initiatives. This role owns the team's operational cadence, including sprint planning, backlog management, project tracking, and cross-functional coordination to ensure projects are delivered on time.

In addition to project execution, you will be responsible for people leadership, including coaching, performance management, hiring, and team development. You will also work with external engineering partners and vendors to coordinate deliverables and augment internal development efforts.

If you're passionate about building high-performing teams and driving execution in a fast-paced engineering environment, this is an opportunity to help shape the next generation of energy-efficient processors.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing and developing the engineering team by:

• Conducting regular 1:1 meetings with team members to offer constructive feedback

• Creating growth plans with key performance indicators for each team member

• Measuring and tracking the performance of team members

• Being instrumental in the hiring process, screening résumés and conducting interviews

• Planning and tracking the work of the architecture team, including:

• Working closely with technical leads to prioritize work and set roadmaps based on business requirements from the Product, Sales and Marketing teams

• Creating sprint plans and retrospectives

• Managing day-to-day operations, including conducting scrum/standup meetings

• Creating, rescoping, prioritizing and generally keeping track of tasks

• Engaging with external vendors/partners to augment internal engineering efforts by: