Job Description :

Key Responsibilities :

Engineering Leadership & Delivery :

- Own end-to-end engineering delivery across multiple independent product modules and platform domains

- Define and drive engineering roadmaps in close collaboration with Product, Design, and Business stakeholders

- Set and uphold engineering standards for code quality, system reliability, security, and performance

- Establish agile delivery rhythms that enable predictable, high-quality releases at scale

AI-First Engineering :

- Champion an AI-first culture embedding LLMs, copilots, and intelligent automation into engineering workflows, developer tooling, and product features

- Partner with data and product teams to identify and ship AI/ML-powered capabilities that create measurable user value

- Evaluate and adopt emerging AI tools to accelerate development velocity, reduce toil, and improve decision-making

- Drive responsible AI practices including observability, evaluation frameworks, and governance for AI-powered systems

Architecture & Platform :

- Own the architecture of product modules ensuring modularity, scalability, and maintainability across the SaaS platform

- Collaborate with infrastructure and platform teams on cloud-native architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices

- Drive technical debt prioritisation and architectural evolution without disrupting product delivery

- Ensure platform security, data privacy, and compliance with relevant standards (FERPA, HIPAA, SOC 2, etc.)

People & Team Building :

- Build, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering teams across geographies and disciplines

- Foster a culture of ownership, psychological safety, continuous learning, and engineering excellence

- Conduct regular 1 :1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations

- Partner with recruiting to attract strong engineering talent aligned to Exxats mission and culture