Director, Software Engineering (AI) Onsite - Reston, VA - Freewheel
Core
Guide AI engineering strategy and product innovation, overseeing the design and delivery of AI-enabled capabilities, agentic workflows, and intelligent automation across FreeWheel's applications.
Role type
Director, Software Engineering (AI)
Builds
AI-enabled product capabilities, intelligent automation, and decision-support experiences for ad platforms serving publishers, advertisers, and media buyers.
Domain
Advertising technology / AI Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
AI/ML systems design, team management at scale, LLM and agent deployment, scalable backend services (Python/Go), cloud environments (Azure/AWS/GCP), AI strategy and roadmap definition, cross-functional stakeholder alignment, hiring and mentoring.
Preferred skills
Experience launching AI products, evaluating emerging AI capabilities, translating business problems into scalable solutions, responsible AI operations.
Technologies
Python, Go, Azure, AWS, GCP, LLMs, Machine Learning
Responsibilities
Define AI engineering strategy and roadmap; manage and develop engineering teams; drive innovation in agentic workflows and intelligent automation; partner with stakeholders to identify high-value AI opportunities; ensure responsible delivery with attention to data sensitivity and privacy; manage team priorities, staffing, and investments.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & hands-on IC
