Engineering Manager — AI-Driven Content Automations

Cengage Group; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 102,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on AI-first automation initiatives and end-to-end delivery of innovative, scalable solutions. You will partner with product, design, and content teams to drive modern workstreams and implement cloud-native architectures.

This role emphasizes hands-on GenAI capabilities, strong collaboration across distributed teams, and continuous improvement within an agile framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent.
• 3+ years technology leadership experience, including developing technology strategies, fostering innovation, and leading globally distributed teams.
• Experience with GenAI and emerging technologies and toolkits.

Responsibilities

• Lead a software engineering team focused on AI-first automation initiatives.
• Collaborate with product, design and content teams for end-to-end delivery.
• Oversee architecture modernization and cloud-native deployments.
• Drive POM-based delivery with stakeholder engagement and governance.

Skills

GenAI concepts

Prompt engineering

LangChain

RAG & vectors

AI tooling

Cloud-native design

APIs integration

SAFe / Scrum / Kanban

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

3+ years technology leadership experience

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Cengage Group is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on AI-first automation initiatives and end-to-end delivery of innovative, scalable solutions. You will partner with product, design, and content teams to drive modern workstreams and implement cloud-native architectures.

This role emphasizes hands-on GenAI capabilities, strong collaboration across distributed teams, and continuous improvement within an agile framework.