Head of Engineering, AI Delivery & Systems

Cardiff; United States; Remote; USD 162,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Flexible PTO

Remote-first

Direct leadership access

Job summary

Cardiff is seeking a senior technology leader to own and run the engineering department, including in-house teams, offshore developers, and external contractors. You will set delivery cadences, decide what to build or buy, and ensure production health with a hands-on approach.

The role blends technical leadership with people management, budgeting, and vendor oversight. You will guide a small, senior team, prioritizing production-ready AI products, knowledge graphs, and scalable platforms while

Qualifications

• 8+ years building production software and a track record of delivering robust systems.
• 3+ years directly managing engineers and leading teams of 4 or more.
• Able to own delivery, schedules, and architecture with strong communication across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Run planning and prioritization with department heads and stakeholders.
• Provide proactive status updates on project health and risks.
• Design and operate agent systems: orchestration loops, multi-step tool use, evals, and human checkpoints.
• Own incidents in production and lead post-mortems and remediation.

Skills

Team leadership

Delivery focus

Agent systems

Production software

Tools

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

SQL

REST/GraphQL

AWS

Job description

Cardiff is seeking a senior technology leader to own and run the engineering department, including in-house teams, offshore developers, and external contractors. You will set delivery cadences, decide what to build or buy, and ensure production health with a hands-on approach.

The role blends technical leadership with people management, budgeting, and vendor oversight. You will guide a small, senior team, prioritizing production-ready AI products, knowledge graphs, and scalable platforms while