Lead Software Engineer

Job Title:

Lead Software Engineer – AI Developer Tooling & Enablement

Location:

Beaverton, OR (hybrid)

Duration: 12 Months

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to serve as the technical anchor for Client’s AI Developer Tooling & Enablement platform. This role operates at a Principal Software Engineer level, combining deep hands ‑ on engineering, platform stewardship, and enterprise ‑ scale governance across Git Hub, Cursor, Claude, and emerging AI development tools.

The Lead Software Engineer will own the technical strategy, architecture, and execution for AI ‑ powered developer tooling used by thousands of engineers globally, while partnering closely with Product, Security, Legal, Finance, and Vendor Management. This role fills a critical capability gap by unifying platform engineering excellence, AI tooling expertise, and enterprise systems leadership into a single accountable technical owner.

• Serve as the lead engineer and technical steward for the AI Dev Tooling & Enablement squad, owning architecture, administration, and long ‑ term technical direction for Git Hub, Cursor, and Claude.
• Establish and evolve technical standards, patterns, and best practices for AI developer tooling at enterprise scale.
• Lead multiple proof ‑ of ‑ concept and incubation efforts central to Client’s AI development strategy, including:
• Background agents running on self ‑ hosted runners
• Claude Code evaluation and comparative analysis
• “Bring Your Own Model” (BYOM) enablement pathways
• Design and implement SCIM ‑ based integrations (e.g., for Cursor) to support automated team management, access control, and accurate cost allocation and chargeback.
• Act as squad lead and governance owner for all Git Hub and Cursor initiatives, including Git Hub Copilot and adjacent AI dev tooling (e.g., MCP servers and system integrations).
• Provide end ‑ to ‑ end product support and operational ownership for developer tooling used by thousands of engineers.
• Partner directly with vendors such as Git Hub, Anysphere and Anthropic to drive Client requirements, roadmap alignment, and issue resolution.
• Evaluate new vendor features in Preview/Beta to determine enterprise applicability and value.
• Lead annual SOX and security compliance audits, and design automation for:
• License management and reclamation
• Policy enforcement and reporting
• Maintain and evolve a Selenium ‑ based 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 Git Hub Apps.
• Author and drive execution of a strategic Git Hub ecosystem optimization proposal, covering:
• Organizational and account footprint
• Repository rationalization
• Governance models for private vs. internal repositories

• Design and implement Backstage plugins powering Client’s developer portal, including:
• Git Hub insights and workflows
• Contribute as a hands ‑ on engineer and technical reviewer to other NDX platform capabilities such as Managed CI/CD, Jeter, and QMA.
• Build dashboards and tooling to improve visibility into Cursor usage, cost trends, and optimization opportunities.
• Balance platform ‑ level architecture with direct code contributions in Type Script, 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.
• Lead and shape the MCP Server approval lifecycle, from proposal through review and production readiness.
• Ensure all AI tooling aligns with Client’s security, compliance, and responsible ‑ AI standards.

• Operate at the center of Client’s development ecosystem, partnering closely with:
• Inner ‑ source contributors across CX, NPE, and FPE teams
• Security, Legal, CIS, and Platform Engineering
• Internal engineering customers across domains
• Provide enterprise ‑ level guidance on:
• Source control and Git Hub best practices
• CI…