Head of Software Development & AI Strategy

CreXo, Inc.; Eau Claire (WI); Remote; USD 159,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Health, Dental, and Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with company 6%

Generous Paid Time Off

Wellness Incentives

Family-Friendly Benefits

Disability Coverage

Education Support

Community Engagement

Job summary

RW Thrive is seeking a Head of Software Development to lead the strategic engineering direction across Realityworks, CreXo, and Realityworks AI. This senior role drives architecture, AI strategy, and product delivery for a portfolio spanning cloud apps, embedded systems, and simulations.

You will oversee Quality & Validation, Simulation Systems, and Embedded Design, guiding partnerships and scalable processes to deliver impactful learning and workforce solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience directing outsourced/offshored engineering teams at scale.
• Experience with SaaS platforms and cloud architectures.
• Strong understanding of modern AI/LLM technologies.

Responsibilities

• Owns the technical architecture, platform roadmap, and engineering standards across cloud applications, embedded systems, physical products, and simulation technologies.
• Defines and executes the organization's AI software strategy, including LLMs, SLMs, speech technologies, computer vision, and intelligent agents.
• Leads software delivery and release execution across all product lines, ensuring alignment with business priorities and product roadmaps.
• Builds and protects the company's differentiated technical IP, including patient-state modeling, grading engines, clinical scenario modeling, and AI training-data pipelines.
• Directs and optimizes an elastic network of outsourced engineering partners across product management, software engineering, AI/ML, QA, and DevOps functions.
• Provides leadership and oversight to the Quality & Validation, Simulation Systems, and Embedded Design teams.
• Establishes scalable engineering processes, development standards, platform strategies, and technology roadmaps that support long-term growth.
• Partners with product, clinical, hardware, AI, and customer-facing teams to evaluate opportunities, prioritize investments, and deliver innovative customer solutions.

Skills

Leadership

AI/ML

Cloud architectures

SaaS platforms

Software engineering

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE

Job description

RW Thrive is seeking a Head of Software Development to lead the strategic engineering direction across Realityworks, CreXo, and Realityworks AI. This senior role drives architecture, AI strategy, and product delivery for a portfolio spanning cloud apps, embedded systems, and simulations.

You will oversee Quality & Validation, Simulation Systems, and Embedded Design, guiding partnerships and scalable processes to deliver impactful learning and workforce solutions.