Lead AI SDLC Engineer (Forward-Deployed)

8451; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 125,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Health Savings Account

Job summary

84.51° is seeking a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer to accelerate AI-enabled SDLC across Kroger and 84.51°. You will write code alongside delivery teams, shape tooling adoption, and drive platform improvements for enterprise-scale use of AI

The role spans software development, DevOps, observability, and security, requiring hands-on leadership and collaboration with security and platform teams. 5+ years of software, cloud, and DevEx experience are expected.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in a technology related discipline or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience producing high-quality software on Agile development teams (Python and Java preferred).
• 5+ years of experience with public cloud technologies (Azure preferred).
• 3+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevEx, or related roles.
• Experience with Coding Agent Harnesses and related tooling in an enterprise setting (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Desire to learn new technology and grow across different areas of technology.
• Familiarity with AI concepts such as LLMs, Agents, MCP

Responsibilities

• Exemplify best-practice for software delivery with Agentic Coding tools.
• Document and present learnings from embedded work or experiments to AI Enablement.
• Ensure observability of adoption of AI tooling using Datadog, Dynatrace, etc.
• Bridge gaps between Platform offerings and user adoption; document capability gaps.
• Maintain internal Plugin marketplaces to enhance usability of offerings.
• Ensure SLAs and lead incident management procedures.
• Collaborate with other tech, infra, and product teams to complete tasks.
• Participate in team on-call rotation and customer support during business hours

Skills

Python

Java

Azure

Platform Engineering

Agent Harnesses

Communication

Willingness to learn

AI concepts

Education

4-year degree in a technology related field

Tools

Claude Code

Codex

Cursor

Job description

84.51° is seeking a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer to accelerate AI-enabled SDLC across Kroger and 84.51°. You will write code alongside delivery teams, shape tooling adoption, and drive platform improvements for enterprise-scale use of AI

The role spans software development, DevOps, observability, and security, requiring hands-on leadership and collaboration with security and platform teams. 5+ years of software, cloud, and DevEx experience are expected.