Teradata · 1 day ago
Director - AI Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$217K/yr - $326K/yr
12+ years expTeradata is a company that empowers organizations with better information through its Autonomous Knowledge Platform. They are seeking a Director of AI Engineering to lead teams in developing AI agents and tools to automate engineering tasks, shaping the strategy for agent development and operationalization to enhance productivity and customer experiences.
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Responsibilities
Lead end‑to‑end development of AI agents, from ideation and prototyping to production‑ready releases on unified agent platforms
Drive architecture and standardization of core agent building blocks (LLM gateways, observability, knowledge bases, vector stores, evaluation frameworks)
Establish best practices for secure, governed, and auditable agent development (governance frameworks, certification processes, review workflows)
Work with product teams to integrate low‑code/no‑code and pro-code agent frameworks (e. g. , Karini, N8N, or internal alternatives) into unified developer experiences
Lead the operationalization of AI agents for broad organizational use, including deployment pipelines, containerization patterns, monitoring, and lifecycle management
Establish observability metrics and dashboards to measure ROI, productivity uplift, and agent usage trends
Manage and grow a talented, high potential team of engineers delivering AI automation, intelligent triage, and predictive analytics solutions
Drive execution for quarterly/annual AI engineering deliverables, ensuring efficiency, quality, and predictable delivery
Work closely with product managers, AI researchers, test engineering, and platform teams to align the agent roadmap with business goals
Qualification
Required
12+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ in people and technical leadership roles
Proven experience building and delivering AI-powered features, ML systems, or intelligent automation products
Hands-on experience with LLMs, agent frameworks, orchestration tools, vector databases, and retrieval-augmented pipelines
Strong background in distributed systems, cloud-native development, and modern CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
Knowledge of observability tools and telemetry for debugging ML/agent performance
Excellent communication skills and experience presenting to senior leadership
Preferred
Experience productizing agents at scale in enterprise environments
Familiarity with low-code/no-code agent platforms (e.g., Karini or similar) and enterprise AI governance practices
Experience leading cross-geo engineering teams in dynamic, fast-paced environments
Background working in organizations undergoing AI proficiency/AI adoption transformation
Benefits
We embrace a flexible work model because we trust our people to make decisions about how, when, and where they work.
We focus on well-being because we care about our people and their ability to thrive both personally and professionally.
We are committed to actively working to foster an inclusive environment that celebrates people for all of who they are.
We are an anti-racist company because our dedication to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is more than a statement. It is a deep commitment to doing the work to foster an equitable environment that celebrates people for all of who they are.
Teradata invites all identities and backgrounds in the workplace.
We work with deliberation and intent to ensure we are cultivating collaboration and inclusivity across our global organization.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Company
Teradata
Teradata is the connected multi-cloud data platform company. Our enterprise analytics solve business challenges from start to scale.
10001+ employees
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Engineering and Development
Product Management
Management and Executive
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2025 (7)
2024 (30)
2023 (14)
2022 (27)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2007-09-21IPO
Leadership Team
Michael Koehler
President & CEO
Louis Landry
Chief Technology Officer
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