Sr. Software Engineering Manager, AI & Platform Modernization

MMD Services, Inc.; Glenview (IL); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MMD Services Inc. is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to modernize legacy apps into AI-ready enterprise platforms. You will manage a small team, shape platform architecture, and translate the AI strategy into a practical, scalable roadmap.

You will own design decisions, mentor engineers, collaborate with analysts, and drive AI/ML operations, cloud deployment (Azure) and data/security integration across the stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, IT, or a related field.
• 5+ years of software development and architecture experience on production applications.
• Track record of leading, mentoring, and setting technical direction for engineering teams, including across distributed groups.
• Strong skills in Python, React, TypeScript, C#, .NET/ASP.NET Core, REST APIs, and SQL and/or PostgreSQL.
• Knowledge of AI/ML ecosystems and of designing MLOps and AIOps frameworks at enterprise scale.
• Comfort working through ambiguity and presenting technical ideas clearly to senior and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a full-stack team of employees and contractors, setting engineering standards, practices, and priorities.
• Own application architecture and technology choices, lead design and code reviews, and work through complex technical problems.
• Mentor developers through hands-on example, building prototypes and proofs of concept that establish patterns for the team to scale.
• Work with business analysts to deliver secure, maintainable, production-ready solutions.
• Translate enterprise AI strategy into platform roadmaps, and define the AI/ML and agentic operations approach, including tooling and standards.
• Collaborate with data, security, and infrastructure teams on end-to-end AI architecture covering compute, model lifecycle, and deployment.
• Lead build-vs.-buy decisions, platform and tool evaluations, and cost/performance tradeoffs
• Design and scale cloud infrastructure on Azure and Snowflake, balancing near-term needs with long-term growth

Skills

Python

React

TypeScript

C#

.NET/ASP.NET Core

REST APIs

SQL/PostgreSQL

Architecture

CI/CD

Security

Observability

AI/ML ecosystems

MLOps/AIOps

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field

Tools

Azure

Snowflake

Job description

Our client is looking for a hands-on engineering leader to guide the modernization of legacy applications into AI-ready enterprise platforms. This role blends team leadership with active technical work: you will manage a small group of engineers, shape platform architecture, and turn the organization's AI strategy into a practical roadmap that delivers scalable, reliable systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a full-stack team of employees and contractors, setting engineering standards, practices, and priorities
• Own application architecture and technology choices, lead design and code reviews, and work through complex technical problems
• Mentor developers through hands-on example, building prototypes and proofs of concept that establish patterns for the team to scale
• Work with business analysts to deliver secure, maintainable, production-ready solutions
• Translate enterprise AI strategy into platform roadmaps, and define the AI/ML and agentic operations approach, including tooling and standards
• Collaborate with data, security, and infrastructure teams on end-to-end AI architecture covering compute, model lifecycle, and deployment
• Lead build-vs.-buy decisions, platform and tool evaluations, and cost/performance tradeoffs
• Design and scale cloud infrastructure on Azure and Snowflake, balancing near-term needs with long-term growth

Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, IT, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of software development and architecture experience on production applications
• Track record of leading, mentoring, and setting technical direction for engineering teams, including across distributed groups
• Strong skills in Python, React, TypeScript, C#, .NET/ASP.NET Core, REST APIs, and SQL and/or PostgreSQL
• Solid grasp of architecture, security, CI/CD, scalability, and observability
• Knowledge of AI/ML ecosystems and of designing MLOps and AIOps frameworks at enterprise scale
• Comfort working through ambiguity and presenting technical ideas clearly to senior and executive (VP/SVP) audiences

MMD Services Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, physical/mental disability, medical condition, military/veteran status, genetic information, marital status, ethnicity, alienage, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.