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Aquent is partnering with a leading global enterprise at the forefront of technology innovation, dedicated to creating groundbreaking experiences for millions worldwide. This organization is renowned for its commitment to engineering excellence and fostering a culture of innovation. Are you a seasoned Software Engineer with a passion for shaping the future of development? This is an extraordinary opportunity to join a dynamic team as a Senior Engineer, where you will be instrumental in advancing the organization’s AI Developer Tooling & Enablement platform. You will directly impact thousands of engineers globally by designing, implementing, and governing cutting-edge AI-powered developer tools, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and seamlessly integrated into the enterprise ecosystem. Your expertise will drive key technical outcomes, translating experimental AI capabilities into robust, production-ready solutions and significantly enhancing the developer experience across the entire organization. **Key Responsibilities** * Serve as a senior engineer and technical steward for the AI Developer Tooling & Enablement capability, providing administration and durable technical direction for enterprise-scale source code management platforms and AI-assisted development tools. * Establish and evolve technical standards, patterns, and best practices for AI developer tooling at an enterprise scale. * Drive multiple proof of concept and incubation efforts central to the organization’s AI development strategy, including background agents running on self-hosted runners, code evaluation and comparative analysis, and “Bring Your Own Model” (BYOM) enablement pathways. * Design and implement SCIM-based integrations to support automated team management, access control, and accurate cost allocation and chargeback for developer tools. * Translate experimental AI capabilities into secure, supportable, production-ready platforms. * Own and execute key initiatives related to enterprise source code management and adjacent AI development tooling, in alignment with enterprise governance and platform standards. * Provide end-to-end product support and operational ownership for developer tooling used by thousands of engineers. * Partner directly with external vendors to drive requirements, roadmap alignment, and issue resolution for critical development tools. * Evaluate new vendor features in Preview/Beta to determine enterprise applicability and value. * Coordinate and support annual regulatory compliance and security audits, and design automation for license management, reclamation, policy enforcement, and reporting. * Maintain and evolve an automation suite required to bridge gaps where vendor APIs are insufficient. * Serve as a key contributor to open-source initiatives, configurations, and inner-source tooling. * Consult with internal teams on advanced topics such as authentication patterns using platform-specific applications. * Design and implement plugins for internal developer portals, including AI tools portals, platform insights and workflows, and administrative control panels. * Contribute as a hands-on engineer and technical reviewer to other internal platform capabilities. * Build dashboards and tooling to improve visibility into developer tool usage, cost trends, and optimization opportunities. * Balance platform-level architecture with direct code contributions in TypeScript, backend services, automation frameworks, and infrastructure tooling. * Act as a core member of the AI Dev Tools Feature Review Committee, helping evaluate, approve, and operationalize AI tools for enterprise use. * Help shape and operationalize the approval lifecycle for internal AI infrastructure, from proposal through review and production readiness. * Ensure all AI tooling aligns with the organization’s security, compliance, and responsible-AI standards. * Operate at the center of the organization’s development ecosystem, partnering closely with inner-source contributors, security, legal, and platform engineering teams, as well as internal engineering customers. * Provide enterprise-level guidance on source control best practices, CI/CD patterns and platform usage, SDLC improvements, and developer experience optimization. **Required Qualifications:** * 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with demonstrated senior-level technical leadership through architecture, delivery, and cross-team influence. A Bachelor’s degree is not required if experience is strong. * Deep expertise in enterprise-scale source code management platform administration, governance, and automation at an enterprise scale. * Strong background in platform engineering and developer experience tooling. * Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools and emerging AI platforms. * Proven ability to design and maintain automation frameworks where vendor APIs are limited. * Excellent cross-functional communication skills, including the ability to translate technical and financial concepts for senior stakeholders. * Proficiency in Python. * Experience with cloud platforms, specifically AWS. **Nice-to-Have Qualifications:** * Experience with internal developer portals and platform extensibility. * Familiarity with SCIM, identity management, and enterprise access controls. * Exposure to open-source contribution models and inner-source practices. * Business or financial education (e.g., MBA) or equivalent experience supporting vendor and cost management. * Experience with Golang. * Familiarity with container orchestration technologies like Kubernetes. **About Aquent Talent:** Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive. #LI-BC1 job perk: Posted At: 7 days ago, job perk: Schedule Type: Full-time and Contractor