Senior Director, AI Platform Engineering

Visa Hunt; United States; Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great compensation package

Medical, dental, vision, 401K match

Flexible remote/hybrid/in-office

Paid holidays and time off

Benefits package

Job summary

Experian, a global data and technology company, seeks a Senior Director of AI Platform Engineering to oversee an internal platform that enables 5,000+ developers to build, run, and govern AI agents at scale.

You will shape governance, cost controls, and MCP-based orchestration, reporting to the VP of Developer Platform Engineering, and lead production AI systems across enterprise-scale CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in technology roles.
• 3+ years in senior leadership roles.
• Track record building and operating production AI systems at enterprise scale.
• Fluency in the software development lifecycle and an AI-enabled rethinking of it.
• Experience with MCP protocol and agentic orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Oversee creation of the internal platform responsible for identity, rate limiting, data classification, audit logging, and model access management.
• Oversee the agent marketplace—registry, trust framework, and contribution model for shared organizational AI capabilities.
• Build pipeline-level AI layer; assess governed AI steps in CI/CD for leverage.
• Own the knowledge graph and retrieval architecture.
• Review designs, unblock implementation, set governance standards for a large team.

Skills

AI Platform

Leadership

CI/CD

Governance

SRE/Platform Ops

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS/Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

MCP protocol

LLM API integration

Knowledge graph

Job description

As a Senior Director of AI Platform Engineering, you will oversee a layer of our internal platform that makes AI real for an engineering organization of 5,000 developers. This platform allows teams use to build, run, and govern agents.

Additionally, it includes the AI architecture that identifies, logs, enforces policies on, and controls the cost of every model interaction in the organization.

You will assess where AI creates genuine leverage across the software development lifecycle, sequence a roadmap against a clear north star, and ship production systems. The platform you build is how the engineering organization moves from individual AI experimentation to AI-native software delivery at scale. You will report to the VP of Developer Platform Engineering.

You'll have Opportunity To:

• Oversee creation of the internal platform that is responsible for identity, rate limiting, data classification enforcement, audit logging, and model access management.
• Oversee the agent marketplace - the registry, trust framework, and contribution model that turns every team's AI automation into shared organizational capability
• Build the pipeline-level AI layer, assessing where governed AI steps in CI/CD create the most leverage
• Own the knowledge graph and retrieval architecture
• Review designs, unblock implementation, and set grounding and governance standards for the team of developers you will oversee
• The best candidate for this role has shipped production AI systems, has a genuine point of view on how AI changes the shape of software development, and is the kind of leader other engineers look to when the question is how to build something that has not been built before.

• 8+ years in technology roles
• 3+ years in senior leadership roles
• Track record building and operating production AI systems at enterprise scale - RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, LLM API integration, and the governance infrastructure
• Fluency in the software development lifecycle and a point of view on how AI changes the shape of it
• Implementation-level knowledge of MCP protocol and agentic orchestration - including MCP server development, multi-agent coordination, and grounding standards
• Experience designing developer-facing platforms with contribution and governance models at scale - inner-source programs, agent or capability marketplaces
• Leadership history of setting technical direction, review architecture, and stay close to implementation while running a lean team and driving influence across thousands of developers without becoming the bottleneck

Benefits/Perks

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays
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Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's people first, inclusive and purpose driven culture is multi award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay range for this position is listed above. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related skills, experience, and education. This position is also eligible for a variable pay opportunity and a comprehensive benefits package.

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Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all groups protected under applicable federal, state and local law, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.

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