Director - AI Engineering

Teradata; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Inclusive workplace

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Teradata is looking for a Director of AI Engineering in California to lead teams developing AI tools for automated engineering tasks. The role includes shaping engineering strategies, managing development processes, and collaborating across teams. Qualifications include 12+ years in software engineering and 5+ years in leadership roles. Teradata offers a flexible work culture focused on well-being and inclusivity. Join a fast-paced environment that prioritizes innovation and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 5+ years in people and technical leadership roles.
• Proven experience building and delivering intelligent automation products.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI agents development from ideation to production.
• Drive architecture and standardization of agent building blocks.
• Manage and grow a team delivering AI automation solutions.

Skills

Software engineering

AI-powered features

Distributed systems

Cloud-native development

Communication skills

Leadership

Tools

LLMs

Agent frameworks

CI/CD tools

Orchestration tools

Job description

Our Company

At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information. That’s why we built the most complete cloud analytics and data platform for AI. By delivering harmonized data, trusted AI, and faster innovation, we uplift and empower our customers—and our customers’ customers—to make better, more confident decisions. The world’s top companies across every major industry trust Teradata to improve business performance, enrich customer experiences, and fully integrate data across the enterprise.

What You’ll Do

We are seeking a Director of AI Engineering to lead teams building Agent Platform, Agents and AI Tools to automate complex engineering tasks and lead AI initiatives that will change the way products are built, tested, and released to enterprise customers for all Teradata product offerings. In this role, you will shape the engineering strategy for agent development, operationalization, and productization, low‑code/no‑code/pro‑code frameworks. You’ll partner with engineering, product, architecture, and AI platform teams to deliver high‑impact AI capabilities that boost developer productivity and transform customer experiences. Your work will help standardize agent governance, accelerate AI adoption, and deliver measurable ROI through autonomous and semi‑autonomous engineering workflows.

Your Opportunity

• Lead end‑to‑end development of AI agents, from ideation and prototyping to production‑ready releases on unified agent platforms
• Drive architecture and standardization of core agent building blocks (LLM gateways, observability, knowledge bases, vector stores, evaluation frameworks)
• Establish best practices for secure, governed, and auditable agent development (governance frameworks, certification processes, review workflows)
• Work with product teams to integrate low‑code/no‑code and pro‑code agent frameworks (e.g. Karini, N8N, or internal alternatives) into unified developer experiences
• Lead the operationalization of AI agents for broad organizational use, including deployment pipelines, containerization patterns, monitoring, and lifecycle management
• Establish observability metrics and dashboards to measure ROI, productivity uplift, and agent usage trends
• Manage and grow a talented, high‑potential team of engineers delivering AI automation, intelligent triage, and predictive analytics solutions
• Drive execution for quarterly/annual AI engineering deliverables, ensuring efficiency, quality, and predictable delivery
• Work closely with product managers, AI researchers, test engineering, and platform teams to align the agent roadmap with business goals

Who You Will Work With

This opportunity is within the Internal Engineering Organization. The team comprises multiple global scrum teams working towards a common goal to fundamentally change the way Teradata Vantage Platform and AI Products are built, tested & deployed on various on‑prem and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) using AI with quality and performance guidelines. Fast‑paced, flexible, fun. That describes our work environment—a place to brainstorm with the best data minds, engage customers and surprise yourself with what’s possible, every day.

What Makes You a Qualified Candidate

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ in people and technical leadership roles
• Proven experience building and delivering AI‑powered features, ML systems, or intelligent automation products
• Hands‑on experience with LLMs, agent frameworks, orchestration tools, vector databases, and retrieval‑augmented pipelines
• Strong background in distributed systems, cloud‑native development, and modern CI/CD (e.g. GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Knowledge of observability tools and telemetry for debugging ML/agent performance
• Excellent communication skills and experience presenting to senior leadership

What You’ll Bring

• Experience productizing agents at scale in enterprise environments
• Familiarity with low‑code/no‑code agent platforms (e.g. Karini or similar) and enterprise AI governance practices
• Experience leading cross‑geo engineering teams in dynamic, fast‑paced environments
• Background working in organizations undergoing AI proficiency/AI adoption transformation

Why We Think You’ll Love Teradata

We prioritize a people‑first culture because we know our people are at the very heart of our success. We embrace a flexible work model because we trust our people to make decisions about how, when, and where they work. We focus on well‑being because we care about our people and their ability to thrive both personally and professionally. We are committed to actively working to foster an inclusive environment that celebrates people for all of who they are. We are an anti‑racist company because our dedication to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is more than a statement. It is a deep commitment to doing the work to foster an equitable environment that celebrates people for all of who they are.

Teradata invites all identities and backgrounds in the workplace. We work with deliberation and intent to ensure we are cultivating collaboration and inclusivity across our global organization. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, ancestry, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, or any other legally protected status.