AI-First Software Engineering Lead

Cengage Group; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 102,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group in the United States seeks a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering tools for the CLP and to define an AI-first roadmap, partnering with product and design to improve customer outcomes.

You will drive discovery, manage backlogs, apply modern delivery practices, and stay ahead of AI and cloud trends, with focus on quality, accessibility, and scalable enterprise systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of technology leadership experience, including global teams.
• Hands-on experience with GenAI technologies and toolkits.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing engineering team.
• Reimagine software delivery with AI and automation.
• Drive Product Operating Model (POM) discovery with customer engagement.

Skills

Technology leadership

AI concepts

Cloud platforms

API design

Agile delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

OpenAI

Hugging Face

LangChain

Job description

Cengage Group in the United States seeks a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering tools for the CLP and to define an AI-first roadmap, partnering with product and design to improve customer outcomes.

You will drive discovery, manage backlogs, apply modern delivery practices, and stay ahead of AI and cloud trends, with focus on quality, accessibility, and scalable enterprise systems.