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# Head of Software Development, Realityworks AI

- **Company:** Realityworks, Inc.
- **Location:** Eau Claire, WI, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $159,000.0 - $238,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Computer Engineering, DevOps, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Cloud Platform System, Chatbots, Large Language Models, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Virtual Agents, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=66782306b1455db3

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline; an equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible software engineering experience will also be considered
 * 8+ years of software engineering experience
 * Demonstrated experience directing outsourced/offshored engineering teams at scale
 * Experience with SaaS platforms and cloud architectures
 * Strong understanding of modern AI/LLM technologies

Desired Qualifications

 * Medical simulation, healthcare technology, EdTech, or training systems experience
 * Experience with conversational AI, speech technologies, or local AI deployments
 * Familiarity with hardware/software integration environments
 * Experience scaling products from prototype to commercial deployment

## Description

* Owns the technical architecture, platform roadmap, and engineering standards across cloud applications, embedded systems, physical products, and simulation technologies
 * Defines and executes the organization's AI software strategy, including LLMs, SLMs, speech technologies, computer vision, and intelligent agents
 * Leads software delivery and release execution across all product lines, ensuring alignment with business priorities and product roadmaps
 * Builds and protects the company's differentiated technical IP, including patient-state modeling, grading engines, clinical scenario modeling, and AI training-data pipelines
 * Directs and optimizes an elastic network of outsourced engineering partners across product management, software engineering, AI/ML, QA, and DevOps functions
 * Provides leadership and oversight to the Quality & Validation, Simulation Systems, and Embedded Design teams
 * Establishes scalable engineering processes, development standards, platform strategies, and technology roadmaps that support long-term growth
 * Partners with product, clinical, hardware, AI, and customer-facing teams to evaluate opportunities, prioritize investments, and deliver innovative customer solutions
 * Performs other duties as assigned


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