Sr. Director of Engineering - API
Core
Lead Babel Street's API and MCP platform strategy and delivery to enable developers and AI agents to interact with services in an AI-native, agent-driven environment.
Role type
Sr. Director of Engineering (API & Platform Strategy)
Builds
API-first platform capabilities, semantic APIs, Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations, and context-aware service patterns.
Domain
AI/ML, Identity Intelligence, Risk Operations
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
API strategy and governance, Model Context Protocol (MCP) implementation, agent-to-service communication patterns, semantic API design, scalable system architecture, cross-functional technical leadership, hands-on engineering execution.
Preferred skills
AI-native platform evolution, agent-ready API design, tool and service discovery patterns.
Technologies
Model Context Protocol (MCP), semantic APIs, AI/ML frameworks.
Responsibilities
Define and lead API-first platform strategy, establish standards for API consistency and reliability, lead MCP strategy and implementation, partner with AI/Data teams on scalable service patterns, align technical direction with architectural vision.
Seniority
Sr. Director, hands-on technical leadership
