Head of Agentic Database Engineering & AI Infrastructure

Teradata Group; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Teradata Group is looking for a Senior Director of Agentic Database Engineering in San Diego, California, to lead the development of foundation data engines for AI agents. You will own technical architecture, translating product strategies into deliverable software while guiding a senior engineering team.

With deep expertise in relational databases and distributed systems, you will ensure that the Agentic Database initiative thrives in a competitive market. This role requires exceptional leadership skills and a proven ability to drive engineering projects from concept to production.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of engineering experience with a focus on database systems.
• Hands-on experience with production OLTP database engines.
• Strong command of distributed systems fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical architecture of the Agentic Database.
• Recruit and develop a high-performing engineering team.
• Partner with Product Management to execute engineering roadmaps.

Skills

Relational database expertise

Engineering leadership

Product architecture

Distributed systems fundamentals

AI and agentic workloads

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science

Tools

Postgres

MySQL

pgvector

PgBouncer

Neon

Job description

Teradata Group is looking for a Senior Director of Agentic Database Engineering in San Diego, California, to lead the development of foundation data engines for AI agents. You will own technical architecture, translating product strategies into deliverable software while guiding a senior engineering team.

With deep expertise in relational databases and distributed systems, you will ensure that the Agentic Database initiative thrives in a competitive market. This role requires exceptional leadership skills and a proven ability to drive engineering projects from concept to production.