Senior AI Platform Engineering Lead

Teradata; Jackson (MS); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Inclusive environment

Job summary

Teradata is seeking a Senior Manager – AI Platform to lead the development of our next‑generation platform powering autonomous, AI‑driven agents. You will guide a multidisciplinary team of engineers and data scientists, shape product and data science strategy, and ensure the AI Platform is performant, extensible, and production‑ready.

You will collaborate with AI/ML researchers, product teams, and executive stakeholders to scale capabilities such as memory, planning, multi‑agent collaboration,

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software/platform engineering or data science.
• 3+ years in engineering management or technical leadership roles overseeing AI-driven initiatives.
• Proven experience building and scaling distributed systems or cloud platforms in production environments.
• Strong technical background in backend development, APIs, infrastructure, or platform architecture.
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML platforms, LLM integrations, and data science pipelines in production environments.
• Experience with vector databases, semantic search, and feature stores.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering and data science roadmap for the AI Platform, ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Define requirements for capabilities like predictive modeling, memory, planning, multi-agent collaboration, and tool orchestration.
• Design and implement core platform services including API gateways, vector store integrations, RAG pipelines, and experimentation frameworks.
• Oversee integrations with third-party tools and internal data science services for scalable deployments.
• Guide best practices in cloud-native development, distributed computing, observability, and security.
• Mentor and grow a high-performing team of backend engineers, data scientists, and AI platform specialists.
• Ensure alignment between platform capabilities and evolving AI product needs.
• Drive technical excellence through reviews and reliability practices.

Skills

Leadership experience

Data science expertise

Backend development

Cloud-native infrastructure

LLM integrations

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Mentoring

Tools

APIs

Vector stores

RAG pipelines

LLM integrations

Cloud platforms

Job description

Teradata is seeking a Senior Manager – AI Platform to lead the development of our next‑generation platform powering autonomous, AI‑driven agents. You will guide a multidisciplinary team of engineers and data scientists, shape product and data science strategy, and ensure the AI Platform is performant, extensible, and production‑ready.

You will collaborate with AI/ML researchers, product teams, and executive stakeholders to scale capabilities such as memory, planning, multi‑agent collaboration,