Director, AI Developer Experience

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. Build and lead the AI Developer Experience and AI Business Enablement teams .

Posted 10/26/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesLead💰 $285,000 - $385,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in software engineering and team leadership, with a strong focus on building developer tooling and test infrastructure. Capable of establishing AI workflows and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive adoption and improve software reliability.

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10+ Years In Software Engineering4+ Years Leading Engineering TeamsExperience Building Developer ToolingUnderstanding Of Agent WorkflowsExperience Managing Managers

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringAI WorkflowsDeveloper ToolingTest InfrastructureIntegration EnvironmentsCI/CDCoding AgentsArchitectural GuidanceSystem ContextPerformance Measurement

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringCollaborationFeedback DeliveryTalent Decision Making

Tools & Technologies

Cloud EnvironmentsTesting ToolsAutomation ToolsIntegration ToolsSecurity Protocols

Industry Keywords

AI Business EnablementSoftware ReliabilityPermissioned Data AccessCost ManagementSandboxed Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and lead the AI Developer Experience and AI Business Enablement teams
Establish AI workflows across planning, implementation, testing, review, and delivery
Provide coding agents with documentation, architectural guidance, and system context
Build reliable testing, test data, and integration environments
Improve cloud environments, builds, CI, and code review infrastructure
Create supported tools and automations for non-technical business teams
Partner with Security and IT on integrations, permissioned data access, and credential security
Establish standards for testing, deployment, monitoring, ownership, and maintenance
Set strategy across both teams and lead two managers
Evaluate tools, prototype workflows, and decide what to build or buy
Drive adoption through products, defaults, and partnerships with Engineering, Security, IT, and business leaders
Measure delivery cycles, software reliability, time saved, and sustained tool usage
Adapt capabilities as AI models and tools evolve

Requirements

What you’ll need

Regular use of coding agents and demonstrated experience changing how a team builds software with AI
10+ years in software engineering
4+ years leading engineering teams
Experience managing managers
Experience building developer tooling, test infrastructure, or development platforms for complex systems
Understanding of agent workflows, context, sandboxed environments, permissions, evaluation, and cost management
Ability to work with senior engineers and help non-technical colleagues build maintainable tools
Experience developing managers, giving direct feedback, making talent decisions, and guiding technical work

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Health and wellness benefits
Competitive perks and benefits
Reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities
Employee resource groups through AWAKE