Director of AI Platform Engineering

Staples; Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & holidays

Discounts

401(k) match

Wellness programs

Job summary

Staples seeks a Director of Engineering, Agentic AI, to define and deliver the enterprise AI-enabled software engineering strategy. You will build a secure, scalable, production-grade agentic AI platform across the SDLC, driving AI-driven tooling, workflows, and operating models to boost developer productivity, software quality, and speed to market.

This leader will own the end-to-end AI developer experience, partner with Security, Risk, Legal, Infrastructure, and Product teams to enable

Qualifications

• 10+ years designing and delivering distributed systems in production.
• 5+ years leading managers and multi-level engineering teams.
• 2+ years building and scaling AI/ML or agentic systems.
• Experience with at least one enterprise AI platform.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end transformation of the SDLC with AI integration.
• Design secure AI platforms with governance and auditability.
• Establish AI-powered capabilities and developer productivity tools.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Security, Risk, Legal, Infra, Product.

Skills

AI-enabled SDLC

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Cloud platforms

Security governance

Productivity tooling

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Master’s preferred

Tools

Azure AI

AWS Bedrock

Google Gemini

Databricks

Job description

Staples seeks a Director of Engineering, Agentic AI, to define and deliver the enterprise AI-enabled software engineering strategy. You will build a secure, scalable, production-grade agentic AI platform across the SDLC, driving AI-driven tooling, workflows, and operating models to boost developer productivity, software quality, and speed to market.

This leader will own the end-to-end AI developer experience, partner with Security, Risk, Legal, Infrastructure, and Product teams to enable