Senior Engineer, Agentic Engineering Governance, Open Source

The College Board

. Design and implement guardrails, permission models, and policy-as-code controls for AI coding agents .

Posted 10/17/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $153,000 - $166,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD frameworks, and AI coding agents, with a strong focus on cloud computing and DevOps best practices. Capable of establishing technical standards and mentoring teams while ensuring compliance and security in agentic software development.

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Infrastructure As CodeCI/CD FrameworksAI Coding AgentsCloud ComputingDevOps Best Practices

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Hard Skills

Immutable InfrastructureAutomationOrchestrationPythonJavaScriptReact.jsNode.jsJavaEvent-Driven ApplicationsAPI Integrations

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationCollaborationDocumentation SkillsCuriosityEmpathy

Tools & Technologies

GitHub CopilotClaude CodeAnthropic ClaudeOpenAIAgentic Coding Tools

Industry Keywords

Cloud NetworkingInfrastructure ResiliencyAgentic Development PatternsSandboxingSecurity Considerations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudJavaJavaScriptMicroservicesNode.jsPythonReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement guardrails, permission models, and policy-as-code controls for AI coding agents
Build solutions using Agile, CI/CD, and DevOps best practices
Build and maintain sandboxing, audit logging, and rollback tooling for agent-driven changes
Use agentic coding tools in a poly-skilled agile development environment
Serve as a subject matter expert in cloud networking, API integrations, infrastructure resiliency, cloud design, and agentic development patterns
Automate infrastructure lifecycles and create and support internal IaC tools using CLIs
Evaluate and pilot emerging agentic programming tools, frameworks, and protocols, and recommend adoption
Partner with Software Engineering, Security, Infrastructure, Network, Observability, and Operations subject matter experts
Contribute to the Cloud Engineering Program through thought leadership and tool/process implementation
Participate in Enterprise Architecture Reviews for AI coding agents and agentic tooling
Establish organization-wide standards, guardrails, and acceptable-use policies for agentic software development
Partner with Security, Legal/Compliance, and Architecture stakeholders to assess risk and approve AI coding agent use cases
Research emerging technologies and recommend safe, cost-effective, flexible approaches
Author documentation, playbooks, and governance frameworks
Participate in scrum ceremonies and peer reviews of software engineering artifacts
Assist with production and production-like issues in the daytime on-call rotation
Mentor team members on safe, effective, and compliant agentic coding tool use
Design and deliver training materials and developer office hours
Lead technical efforts and mentor technical staff
Serve as an escalation point for AI coding tool policy and governance questions

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD frameworks, immutable infrastructure, automation, orchestration, and modern DevOps patterns
Significant hands-on experience with AI coding agents or assistants such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Windsurf
Experience with LLM platforms and APIs such as Anthropic Claude or OpenAI, including agent orchestration, function calling, and MCP
Understanding of AI/LLM security considerations including prompt injection, data exfiltration, permission scoping, and sandboxing
Experience establishing technical standards, guardrails, or review processes across an engineering organization
Technical knowledge of cloud computing, DevOps, and microservices
Strong experience in distributed cloud infrastructure; AWS preferred
Experience building event-driven cloud-based serverless applications
Strong background in Python, JavaScript, React.js/Node.js, or Java
Excellent communication, collaboration, and documentation skills
Experience supporting developers as internal customers and gathering requirements and feedback
Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
Curiosity, willingness to experiment with AI-driven solutions, and ability to learn digital tools independently
Learner’s mindset and commitment to growth
Collaborative and empathetic approach
Drive for impact and excellence

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote or hybrid option for candidates living near College Board offices (Tuesday and Wednesday in office)
Occasional business travel to meet in person
Comprehensive compensation and benefits package
Location-adjusted salaries
Transparent conversations about compensation and benefits
Meaningful career and supportive team environment