AI-native Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Define technical direction for delivery teams and promote the creation of reusable engineering assets
• Drive the adoption of AI-assisted development practices, including code generation, code review, and test automation
• Identify, evaluate, and pilot new AI use cases across the software delivery lifecycle
• Design and develop autonomous agents supporting SDLC activities and integrate them with platforms like Jira, GitHub, and CI/CD systems through MCP
• Measure and report the impact of AI adoption on developer productivity using metrics like DORA and Flow Metrics
• Define quality gates, governance models, and evaluation frameworks for AI-generated code and agent outputs
• Evaluate and optimize AI tooling costs through model selection, caching strategies, and token budgeting
• Partner with Engineering Managers to upskill teams in AI-native engineering practices

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software development
• 3+ years of experience in a technical leadership role (Tech Lead, Team Lead, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic)
• Experience with agent frameworks such as LangGraph, CrewAI, or PydanticAI
• Experience working with Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Practical experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot)
• Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, and engineering trade-offs
• Understanding of AI security risks, including prompt injection and data leakage in agentic workflows
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage stakeholders and facilitate workshops

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience driving AI adoption across multiple engineering teams
• Experience establishing engineering standards and governance frameworks around AI-enabled development

About the Company

Avenga is a global technology services provider with over 6,000 specialists. We provide a full spectrum of services, including business and tech advisory, enterprise solutions, product development, and software development, helping human creativity empower technology that matters.