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Director, Software Engineering

California - San Francisco, USFull-time$197k2026-10-02 → 2026-11-10

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