AI Engineering Director

LeoForce; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

LeoForce in Austin, TX is seeking a Director of AI Engineering to oversee multiple teams, shape strategy, and drive delivery of high-impact projects.

You will mentor managers, set KPIs, and collaborate with product, design, and operations while advancing agentic loop engineering.

The role requires 10+ years in software, 5+ in leadership, and a strong background in architecture and cloud technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in CS/Engineering (MS preferred).
• 10+ years in software engineering, 5+ in leadership.
• Track record leading multiple teams on complex projects.
• Strong background in systems architecture and cloud technologies.
• Experience with agile, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
• Excellent communication and strategic thinking with executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple AI engineering teams and mentor managers and senior staff.
• Partner with senior leadership to shape engineering strategy and roadmap.
• Manage large-scale, complex projects with prioritization, resourcing and risk management.
• Drive technical innovation in agentic loop engineering and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and operations as engineering liaison.
• Build, scale, and mentor AI engineering talent and leadership pipelines.
• Establish and report on KPIs for engineering teams.
• Optimize workflows, tooling, and development processes using agile and DevOps.

Skills

Leadership

Systems architecture

Cloud technologies

Agile & DevOps

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Experience: Director
Salary: $250,000 - $350,000 per year

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Oversee multiple AI engineering teams, ensuring effective execution and alignment with company goals; mentor engineering managers and senior technical staff
• Partner with senior leadership to shape engineering strategy and roadmap, including an ongoing agentic transformation
• Manage large-scale, complex projects - prioritization, resourcing, risk management, on-time delivery
• Drive technical innovation, especially in agentic loop engineering, and foster continuous improvement
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and operations as the engineering liaison
• Build, scale, and mentor AI engineering talent and leadership pipelines
• Establish and report on KPIs for engineering teams
• Optimize workflows, tooling, and development processes using agile and DevOps best practices

WHO YOU ARE:

• Bachelor's in Computer Science/Engineering (Master's preferred)
• 10+ years in software engineering, 5+ in leadership (director/senior manager level)
• Track record leading multiple teams on complex, high-impact projects
• Strong background in systems architecture and cloud technologies
• Experience with agile, CI/CD, and DevOps practices
• Excellent communication and strategic thinking; comfortable with executive stakeholders

A bit about us:

We're a Gartner-recognized leader in Security for AI, offering a unified platform for supply chain security, runtime defense, posture management, and automated red teaming across agentic, generative, and predictive AI applications. Built by cybersecurity and machine learning veterans, our patented technology helps organizations across the public and private sectors adopt AI with confidence - defending against prompt injection, adversarial manipulation, model theft, and supply chain compromise.

Why join us?

We're a fast-growing, award-winning leader in AI security, protecting the world's most valuable technologies from AI attacks. Founded by cybersecurity and machine learning veterans, we've built a patented, unified platform that secures agentic, generative, and predictive AI applications - covering supply chain security, runtime defense, posture management, and automated red teaming. Our customers span Fortune 500 enterprises, financial institutions, healthcare systems, and federal agencies, all relying on us to adopt AI securely and with confidence.

Location: Austin, TX, US