Lead and build one or more teams of engineers building Charlotte AI software offerings, with a focus on AI/ML engineering, backend systems, and UI/UX engineering.
Manage organizational structure and workload, project resourcing & coordination in a fast-paced, highly distributed environment with rapid iteration cycles.
Support wellbeing of team members - providing support & guidance focused primarily on resourcing, progress, and soft skills.
Gather feedback from others, provide coaching as needed & in collaboration with senior engineers and managers to advance team member skill sets in AI/ML and distributed systems.
Drive the recruitment process from initial contact to on-boarding, with emphasis on finding engineers passionate about AI and cybersecurity.
Contribute to the product roadmap, set up your group to deliver it over the next 12-18 months, and share that information back to other managers and team members.
Participate in team activities, such as quarterly roadmap planning, to prioritize AI/ML projects on the roadmap based on availability of humans to do the work and business objectives that need to be met.
Collaborate closely with AI/ML researchers, data scientists, and security experts to push the boundaries of AI in cyber defense.
Have fun solving difficult problems at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

Requirements

Strong engineering track-record and deep technical knowledge, preferably with experience in AI/ML, distributed systems, or cloud-native architectures.
Prior work experience with GenAI, LLMs or Agentic Systems.
Experience mentoring & supporting people and teams with empathy & professionalism, particularly in fast-paced, innovation-driven environments.
Experience leading through others and setting up multiple teams for success in rapid iteration cycles.
Experience working with Product Managers and UX Designers for requirement analysis and driving the engineering team to come up with solution approach and design for delivering AI-powered requirements.
Track record of shaping product roadmaps in the short and medium term, particularly for customer-facing products.
Experience planning, tracking, delivering and managing multiple projects in startup-like environments.
Understanding of modern software development practices including microservices, cloud platforms, and agile methodologies.

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI/ML engineeringbackend systemsUI/UX engineeringGenAILLMsAgentic Systemsdistributed systemscloud-native architecturesmicroservicesagile methodologies

Soft Skills

mentoringsupporting peopleempathyprofessionalismleadershipcollaborationcoachingcommunicationproblem-solvingteam management