Director of Engineering, Agentic AI and Architecture

The role

This hands-on individual contributor role involves shaping Agentic AI architecture and advancing the broader technical architecture of the platform. You will define agentic capabilities, drive architectural modernization, and ensure platform scalability and consistency.

What you will do

• Define and evolve architecture strategy across Agentic AI and the SaaS platform
• Design architectural approaches for agentic systems including orchestration and RAG
• Create reference implementations for standardized implementation
• Establish reusable patterns and technical foundations for AI-powered capabilities
• Lead modernization and platform-unification efforts
• Evaluate architectural approaches, models, tools, and infrastructure options
• Partner with CTO, Product, Engineering, DevOps, and Security leaders
• Develop standards for testing, evaluating, monitoring, and governing AI systems
• Influence engineering teams through architecture reviews and technical guidance
• Identify opportunities to enhance products and engineering workflows with Agentic AI

Required qualifications

• Demonstrated success designing and evolving complex, scalable SaaS platforms and distributed systems
• Deep expertise in software and systems architecture
• Experience designing or delivering production AI systems
• Strong understanding of agent architecture, orchestration, retrieval patterns, evaluation, observability, guardrails, and operational reliability
• Proven ability to lead major modernization, migration, refactoring, or platform-unification initiatives
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native, event-driven, and service-oriented architectural patterns
• Ability to evaluate emerging AI approaches and technologies critically
• Experience influencing senior engineers, architects, and cross-functional partners without formal people-management authority
• Strong judgment around security, reliability, governance, data considerations, and responsible use
• Excellent communication skills

Benefits

• Work with talented, collaborative, and friendly people
• Learning platform for training and tools
• Surprise meal stipends
• 15 days vacation
• Floating and set holidays
• Wellness allowance
• Paid parental leave
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401k (USA) plan
• Work from home stipend

About the company

CreatorIQ is enterprise infrastructure for creator marketing, trusted by more than 1,300 of the world's leading brands and agencies. It is powered by the Creator Graph, a proprietary AI and intelligence foundation.