Manager, Software Engineering - AI Tools

The posting, as Ai2io wrote it

AI2IO helps organizations navigate the complex landscape of technology solutions, from foundational IT services and system support to advanced software integration, automation, and cutting-edge AI implementations. Our expertise spans IT infrastructure management, custom software development, seamless system integrations, and optimization of low-code business automation, empowering clients to maximize their existing technology investments.

Join us and be part of a team where your voice matters, your work makes an impact, and your growth is a shared priority.

Position Title
Manager, Software Engineering
Position Location
Remote - work virtually from anywhere in the United States
Reports To
Director, Software Engineering
J ob Summary
AI2IO is seeking a Manager, Software Engineering to lead the people, capability, and operating environment behind a growing AI platform and agent ecosystem serving architecture, engineering, construction, commissioning, design, proposal, and related business workflows. The team is building governed AI agents, semantic and knowledge-graph capabilities, retrieval and data pipelines, and shared platform services informed by data available within the QCS Ecosystem.
This is a formal people-management role for all engineers and AI Engineer Technical Leads on the AI Tools team. Candidates must bring demonstrated professional experience leading, managing, architecting, or delivering production AI or LLM platforms or applications, with broad credibility and demonstrated depth across several relevant AI disciplines. The role develops people, builds workforce capability, improves team clarity, and helps translate strategy and architecture into context the team and broader organization can understand without replacing Technical Lead, architecture, product, analysis, or delivery authority.
E ssential Functions
This role grows from complete ownership of people leadership and the AI Tools delivery environment toward broader workforce strategy, specialized capability development, management-system improvement, and organizational leadership across a maturing AI engineering function. As the organization grows, expand impact through multi-team capability planning, development of technical and people leaders, management-system improvement, workforce strategy, and resolution of organizational challenges beyond the assigned specialty.
Lead and Develop Engineers

• Serve as the formal people manager for all engineers and Technical Leads assigned to the specialty team through regular one-on-ones, clear expectations, timely feedback, performance reviews, professional-development planning, and credible support for every direct report.
• Provide recognition and development feedback throughout the year and address sustained performance concerns through clear expectations, documented support, follow-through, and appropriate organizational processes.
• Connect individual goals to meaningful assignments, coaching, learning, mentoring, and in

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experience preferred.

Benefits
AI2IO offers a very competitive benefits package; highlights include

• Choice of comprehensive medical plans (including two PPO-style plans and a HDHP w/ HSA option)
• Flex spending accounts (FSA)
• Dental and vision plans
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits extended to spouse / domestic partner and dependent children up to age 26
• 401k with company match and self-directed brokerage account option
• PTO including additional paid time off during the last week of the year
• Company paid life insurance coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
• Short and long-term disability, AD&D coverage
• Professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement and professional licensing assistance
• Paid parental leave after one year of employment

CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC residents only: In accordance with CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC law, the range provided is AI2IO's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location.

AI2IO is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and participates in the E-Verify program with the Department of Homeland Security. We encourage diversity in our workforce.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

AI2IO does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to AI2IO in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where AI2IO has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of AI2IO and AI2IO will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.