Sr Manager AI-Enabled Engineer

MGM Resorts International; Las Vegas, Northern (NV, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness programs

Hotel discounts

Free meals in employee dining room

Free parking

Healthcare and financial support

Development programs

Community volunteering

Job summary

MGM Resorts International seeks a Senior Manager of AI-Enabled Engineering to lead a small team delivering scalable, secure, and reliable AI-augmented software solutions. You will mentor 3–5 direct reports while coordinating with Product, Design, and Quality teams to align roadmaps and delivery priorities.

You will establish strong engineering practices, advocate for AI-aware estimation, and drive metrics-driven quality, reliability, and on-call discipline across the org.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in software engineering with delivery and ops focus.
• 2+ years leading engineering teams, including hiring and coaching.
• Experience with AI-augmented quality oversight using dashboards and metrics.
• Ability to collaborate with Product, Design, and Quality Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead sprint and quarterly commitments with focus on quality and reliability.
• Partner with Product and Design for roadmap planning and delivery trade-offs.
• Establish engineering practices: code review, testing strategy, CI/CD, observability.
• Enable AI fluency and apply AI oversight in daily workflows.
• Drive outcome-based evaluation through architectural judgment and reliability.

Skills

Team leadership

Software engineering

AI awareness

Estimation & planning

Cross-functional collaboration

CI/CD & observability

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Observability tools

Job description

**THE JOB:**The Senior Manager, AI-Enabled Engineering leads and develops a high-performing engineering team that delivers scalable, secure, and reliable solutions through AI-augmented development practices. Partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders, this role drives predictable execution, advances AI-enabled engineering capabilities, and fosters a culture of technical excellence, operational rigor, and continuous improvement. The Senior Manager is responsible for hiring, coaching, career development, and performance management for a team of 3–5 direct-report engineers, while also overseeing contingent resources by setting clear expectations, ensuring accountability, and maintaining high standards for quality and delivery.**THE DAY-TO-DAY:*** Lead the team in delivering sprint and quarterly commitments with a strong focus on quality, reliability, and predictable execution.* Partner closely with Product Management and Design to drive roadmap planning, estimation, prioritization, and delivery trade-off decisions.* Foster a healthy, high-performing engineering culture by supporting team engagement, continuous learning, sustainable on-call practices, and proactive technical debt management.* Establish and reinforce strong engineering practices across the team, including code review, testing strategy, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and operational excellence.* Build AI fluency across the organization by enabling engineers to effectively leverage AI tools in daily workflows while applying critical judgment and oversight to AI-generated output.* Evolve engineering performance and quality practices by leveraging AI-driven metrics, emphasizing architectural judgment, systems thinking, and AI-augmented problem solving over traditional output-based measures.**THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:*** 2+ years of experience leading and managing engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and talent development.* 6+ years of professional engineering experience with a strong foundation in software delivery, engineering operations, and technical collaboration.* Demonstrated ability to build, develop, and retain high-performing engineering talent within fast-paced, evolving environments.* Experience providing AI-augmented quality oversight through the use of dashboards, metrics, and systemic quality indicators rather than relying solely on manual review processes.* Strong understanding of AI-aware estimation and delivery planning, including recognizing where AI significantly accelerates work and where impact is more limited.* Ability to drive outcome-based engineering evaluation by emphasizing decision quality, architectural soundness, operational reliability, and defect prevention, while partnering effectively across Product Management, Design, and Quality Engineering.**THE PERKS & BENEFITS:*** Prioritize your wellness, access programs crafted to nurture your mental and physical health.* Enjoy unbeatable discounts on hotel stays, dining, retail, entertainment, and exclusive partner perks for travel, tech, and beyond!* Savor delicious meals for free in our employee dining room.* Park with ease—whether you're on or off shift, it's free!* From healthcare to financial support and generous time-off options, we’ve got you covered.* Elevate your career with development programs, connect through networking events, and make a difference with community volunteer opportunities.