Senior Software Engineer - AI Leadership & Architecture

Improving; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Improving leads the charge in AI-enabled software engineering, defining standards for AI-assisted development and architecting scalable solutions that combine AI with traditional engineering excellence. You will guide and mentor teams, drive tool adoption, and collaborate with AI specialists to deliver high-impact outcomes for enterprise clients.

The role requires strong leadership, deep backend/frontend expertise, and a proven track record in delivering complex systems in modern cloud

Qualifications

• Experience leading software engineering teams in AI-enabled development.
• Ability to define standards for AI-assisted development and measure impact.
• Proven track record delivering complex systems at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineering teams in AI-enabled development practices.
• Define standards and best practices for AI-assisted development workflows.
• Architect software solutions that integrate AI capabilities.
• Drive adoption of AI development tools and measure productivity impact.
• Establish code quality and security standards for AI projects.
• Collaborate with AI specialists to identify integration opportunities.
• Guide enterprise clients on AI-enabled development transformation.

Skills

AI tooling (Copilot, Claude)

DevOps

CI/CD automation

Backend: .NET/Java/Python/Node.js

Frontend: React/Angular

Cloud: AWS/Azure/GCP

IaC with CI/CD

Unit testing (TDD)

Software architecture

Leadership / mentoring

Communication & leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Job description

Improving leads the charge in AI-enabled software engineering, defining standards for AI-assisted development and architecting scalable solutions that combine AI with traditional engineering excellence. You will guide and mentor teams, drive tool adoption, and collaborate with AI specialists to deliver high-impact outcomes for enterprise clients.

The role requires strong leadership, deep backend/frontend expertise, and a proven track record in delivering complex systems in modern cloud