Director of Agentic Platform Engineering & AI Governance

Brobston Group

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Nordstrom seeks a senior leader to guide the strategy, development, and delivery of its agentic software delivery platform, overseeing multi-agent systems that support product development from planning through production.

The role emphasizes engineering rigor, safety, and responsible AI adoption, partnering with Security, UX, Architecture, Data Science, Product, and engineering teams to set governance and platform standards.

Qualifications

At least 10 years of software engineering experience with 5+ years in leadership.
Experience leading platform, developer-tools, or agentic AI engineering teams.
Strong background in production agentic AI systems, multi-agent orchestration, context engineering, and agent evaluations.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Available to work at the Seattle corporate headquarters at least 4 days per week.

Responsibilities

Define the platform strategy and roadmap in alignment with business and technology goals.
Lead development of agent tools and delivery lifecycle capabilities, including policy gates and guardrails.
Partner with Security, UX, Architecture, Data Science, Product, and engineering teams on governance and platform standards.
Drive adoption of open agent standards and establish practices for building, shipping, monitoring, and retiring agents.
Grow and mentor a high-performing engineering team and support AI-native team rollouts across business domains.