AI Software Engineer

Serve as a senior engineer and technical steward for the AI Dev Tooling & Enablement capability, providing administration and durable technical direction for GitHub, Cursor, and Claude., Technical Leadership & Platform Stewardship

• Serve as a senior engineer and technical steward for the AI Dev Tooling & Enablement capability, providing administration and durable technical direction for GitHub, Cursor, and Claude.

• Establish and evolve technical standards, patterns, and best practices for AI developer tooling at enterprise scale., * Own and execute key GitHub and Cursor initiatives, including GitHub Copilot and adjacent AI dev tooling (e.g., MCP servers and system integrations), in alignment with enterprise governance and platform standards.

• Provide end-to-end product support and operational ownership for developer tooling used by thousands of engineers.

• Partner directly with vendors such as GitHub, Anysphere and Anthropic to drive our requirements, roadmap alignment, and issue resolution.

• Evaluate new vendor features in Preview/Beta to determine enterprise applicability and value.

• Coordinate and support annual SOX and security compliance audits, and design automation for:

• License management and reclamation

• Policy enforcement and reporting

Maintain and evolve a Selenium-based automation suite required to bridge gaps where vendor APIs are insufficient.

Serve as a key contributor to open-source initiatives, configurations, and inner-source tooling.

Consult with internal teams on advanced topics such as authentication patterns using GitHub Apps.

Software Development & Engineering Contributions

• Design and implement Backstage plugins powering our developer portal, including:

• AI Tools portal

• GitHub insights and workflows

• An upcoming administrative control panel

Contribute as a hands-on engineer and technical reviewer to other NDX platform capabilities such as Managed CI/CD, Jeter, and QMA.

Build dashboards and tooling to improve visibility into Cursor usage, cost trends, and optimization opportunities.

Balance platform-level architecture with direct code contributions in TypeScript, backend services, automation frameworks, and infrastructure tooling., * Act as a core member of the AI Dev Tools Feature Review Committee, helping evaluate, approve, and operationalize AI tools for enterprise use.

• Help shape and operationalize the MCP Server approval lifecycle, from proposal through review and production readiness.
• Ensure all AI tooling aligns with our security, compliance, and responsible-AI standards.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Influence

• Operate at the center of our development ecosystem, partnering closely with:

• Inner-source contributors across other foundational Platform teams

• Security, Legal, CIS, and Platform Engineering

• Internal engineering customers across domains

Provide enterprise-level guidance on:

• Source control and GitHub best practices

• CI/CD patterns and platform usage

• SDLC improvements and developer experience optimization

Minimum required years of experience: 8+ years of professional software engineering experience

• Must have skills:

• Software Engineering
• Github administration
• Excellent communication

• Software/Technical Requirements:

• Polyglot desired, Python required
• AWS
• AI Tooling (Cursor, Claude, MCP, etc)

• Nice to have:

• Golang
• Kubernetes
• Backstage development

• Previous retail client Experience is highly preferred but not required., * 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with demonstrated senior-level technical leadershipthrough architecture, delivery, and cross-team influence.
• Deep expertise in GitHub administration, governance, and automation at enterprise scale.
• Strong background in platform engineering and developer experience tooling.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools and emerging AI platforms.
• Proven ability to design and maintain automation frameworks where vendor APIs are limited.
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills, including the ability to translate technical and financial concepts for senior stakeholders.

Preferred

• Experience with Backstage, internal developer portals, and platform extensibility.
• Familiarity with SCIM, identity management, and enterprise access controls.
• Exposure to open-source contribution models and inner-source practices.
• Business or financial education (e.g., MBA) or equivalent experience supporting vendor and cost management.