Senior Software Engineering Manager AI Cloud & Architecture

Ukg-6; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Ukg-6 is seeking a senior software engineering leader to drive major projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and industry best practices. You will be hands-on with code, participate in architecture discussions, and uphold high standards for performance, scalability, and reliability of complex AI-enabled systems.

You will guide the team in designing observable AI architectures, manage operations health, and enforce engineering best practices across documentation, automation, and

Qualifications

• Requires 6+ years in software development with 2+ years in leadership.
• Experience leading teams delivering large-scale SaaS/production systems.
• Deep expertise in one or more programming languages (C#, .NET, Python, Java, or JavaScript).
• Experience with cloud platforms and DevOps principles.
• Proven ability to drive architecture decisions and maintain high engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for major projects aligned with business goals.
• Be hands-on with code and architecture discussions.
• Ensure performance, scalability, and reliability of complex software systems.
• Enforce engineering best practices including documentation, automation, and security.
• Maintain service health, telemetry, and incident response.
• Design reliable and observable AI systems, including prompt engineering standards.
• Understand CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.

Skills

Leadership

Architecture & design

Cloud & DevOps

Programming languages

AI systems & LLMs

Observability & reliability

Communication & influence

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree or PhD in CS/Engineering

Tools

C#

.NET

Python

Java

JavaScript

LLM APIs (Gemini/OpenAI/Anthropic)

LangChain

Azure/AWS/GCP

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Ukg-6 is seeking a senior software engineering leader to drive major projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and industry best practices. You will be hands-on with code, participate in architecture discussions, and uphold high standards for performance, scalability, and reliability of complex AI-enabled systems.

You will guide the team in designing observable AI architectures, manage operations health, and enforce engineering best practices across documentation, automation, and