Lead Software Engineer, AI (P4577)
Core
Build the engineering backbone that scales AI-assisted development across 84.51° and Kroger by creating deployment automation, standardized templates, and a prompt/skill marketplace.
Role type
Lead Software Engineer (AI Platform & Developer Experience)
Builds
Deployment automation, CI/CD pipelines, internal developer platforms, and AI tooling marketplaces
Domain
Retail technology, AI engineering, Platform Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, Azure, CI/CD pipelines, Platform Engineering, LLMs, Agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI coding tools
Preferred skills
Internal developer platforms, agentic AI applications, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Kubernetes), technical writing
Responsibilities
Design and build deployment automation for AI workforce tooling; Define and enforce standards for AI tooling configuration and security; Ensure accurate observability of AI tooling adoption; Own and evolve the internal prompt and skill marketplace; Develop workflow playbooks for AI-SDLC integration; Work directly with delivery teams to embed AI tooling into development workflows
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities