Director, Software Engineering
Core
Lead the SDB AI team to develop shared AI foundations, tools, agents, and workflows for database engineering and operations, improving software delivery and automating tasks.
Role type
Director of Software Engineering (AI/Database)
Builds
Production AI capabilities for database operations, including operational intelligence for proactive detection, investigation, security, and automation.
Domain
Cloud computing, Database systems, Artificial Intelligence (Agentic systems)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Strategic planning, Team leadership, System design, AI/ML expertise, Distributed systems, Cloud platforms, Operational risk management, Stakeholder management, Technical roadmap execution, Architecture decision-making
Preferred skills
Experience scaling high-performing diverse engineering teams, Deep expertise in agentic systems, Multi-tenant platform experience
Technologies
Large-scale databases, Distributed systems, Public cloud, Multi-tenant platforms
Responsibilities
Shape strategy and own end-to-end delivery for the SDB AI team, Lead and scale the team of AI engineers and data scientists, Partner with stakeholders to translate business priorities into technical strategy, Guide technical decisions on agent context and model selection, Deliver production AI capabilities for database operations, Represent the team in architecture forums and resolve cross-team dependencies
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
