Advarra

Director, Software Engineering – AI & Innovations

Advarra

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $122,000 - $250,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Architect and lead implementation of AI-powered features within Product & Technology applications.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership in system design, model integration strategies, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and AI orchestration patterns.
  • Evaluate and guide selection of AI tools, services, and platforms based on performance, scalability, cost, compliance, and long-term maintainability.
  • Establish governance standards for responsible AI usage.
  • Partner with Product Management to convert AI use cases into executable technical plans.
  • Lead the implementation of AI assistants and automation across engineering workflows.
  • Define operational guardrails and usage standards.
  • Track and report measurable improvements.
  • Lead multiple agile engineering teams with clear accountability for roadmap execution.
  • Contribute to budgeting discussions, vendor evaluations, and cost optimization strategies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, or related field or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering leadership roles.
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience integrating AI/ML or LLM capabilities into production applications.
  • Experience leading agile teams with accountability for delivery predictability and operational performance.
  • Strong architectural background in distributed systems, SaaS platforms, APIs, and cloud-native environments.
  • Experience implementing AI assistants or automation tools to improve engineering productivity.
  • Proven track record managing multi-team delivery in complex, cross-functional environments.
Benefits
  • Health coverage
  • Paid holidays
  • Variable bonus
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
AI-powered featuressystem designmodel integration strategiesprompt engineeringretrieval-augmented generationAI orchestration patternsAI/ML integrationdistributed systemsSaaS platformscloud-native environments
Soft Skills
technical leadershipaccountabilitycollaborationcommunicationbudgetingvendor evaluationcost optimizationagile leadershipoperational performancedelivery predictability