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Director, Application Engineering
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Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 02165, USA
Listed on 2026-05-28
Listing for:
Bright Horizons
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-05-28
Job specializations:
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Engineering
AI Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Director, Application Engineering
Newton, Massachusetts, United States of America, 02459
Corporate
Full time
The Director, Application Engineering leads the strategy, architecture, and delivery of mobile applications and GenAI-powered capabilities. This role partners closely with Product, Design, Data, Security, and Operations to build reliable, scalable, and user‑centric experiences.
In this role you will manage a highly efficient, effective, and successful engineer-driven team that partners with the business to provide outstanding software development and delivery to support operational systems and related processes.
Essential Functions / Responsibilities- Mobile and Gen AI Engineering
- Lead end‑to‑end development and delivery of mobile and AI/GenAI applications using modern engineering practices.
- Define mobile and GenAI architecture, including modularization, release processes, CI/CD, observability, and platform strategy.
- Drive AI/GenAI feature development; select models, build pipelines, design evaluation frameworks, optimize latency, and ensure responsible AI usage.
- Guide teams through technical decisions; remove blockers; promote best‑in‑class engineering practices.
- Establish engineering KPIs, quality standards and drive continuous improvement.
- Own Cloud and AI‑inference cost governance and resource allocation.
- Manage staffing strategy and talent development for mobile and GenAI engineering teams.
- Maintain clear technical documentation and progress reporting for leadership.
- Product Partnership
- Translate product strategy into engineering roadmaps, sequencing, and technical trade‑offs.
- Partner with PMs on KPI creation, prioritization, and customer‑centric decisions.
- Work cross‑functionally with design, support, research, operations, and marketing.
- Communicate engineering impacts in clear, business‑aligned language.
- People Management & Leadership
- Lead, mentor, and grow engineers, senior ICs, and engineering managers.
- Build a high‑performing culture centered on accountability, collaboration, and modern engineering excellence.
- Recognize contributions; develop succession plans; guide career development.
- Influence engineering strategy across the team including architecture, security, data, and cloud teams.
- Present technical strategy and program updates to executive leadership.
- Drive enterprise‑level modernization initiatives (mobile platform upgrades, AI adoption, cloud modernization).
- Exercise independent judgment in technical strategy, staffing, architectural choices, and delivery commitments.
- Manage risk, compliance, privacy, and AI governance considerations in decision making.
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Technology or related field (3 additional years of experience would be considered in lieu of the applicable degree).
- 7+ years technical engineering experience with coding for application engineering.
- 5+ years experience and skills in leading engineering teams.
- 3+ years experience and skills in building cloud‑based SaaS applications.
- 1+ years delivering AI and GenAI applications, including model integration, evaluation, RAG, and deployment.
- 5 years experience and skills in building mobile development and technology (Angular(Ionic), React Native, Flutter or native iOS/Android and similar) or building applications with Python, Perl or similar.
- Proven track record delivering mobile or AI powered products at scale.
- Familiarity with modern LLM providers and tooling (Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Lang Smith, vector databases).
- Experience with reliability engineering, automated testing, CI/CD, APM/observability, and performance optimization.
- Experience working with security, privacy, and AI governance requirements.
- Strong verbal and written communication; able to communicate complex topics to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Demonstrated success in architectural modernization efforts.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Long‑term and short‑term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Money‑saving discounts and financial planning tools
- Tuition assistance and education coaching
- Caregiving…
Position Requirements
5+ Years
work experience
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