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Lead Software Engineer, AI (P4577)

84.51° · Cincinnati, OH; Chicago, IL

Posted 29 days ago

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This role has been open
29 days
84.51° 's roles stay open a median of 31 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of 84.51° 's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at 84.51°
high
7 stale, 0 reposted of 19 open
Hiring momentum
31 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

The Lead Software Engineer, AI will be responsible for building the engineering backbone that supports AI-assisted development at 84.51° and Kroger. This includes designing deployment automation, creating templates, and developing workflows that facilitate the adoption of AI tools across various teams. The role requires both technical leadership and hands-on coding, with a focus on improving developer experience and enabling scalable platform improvements.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of 84.51° as an employer.

What you need

  • 4-year degree in a technology related discipline or equivalent work experience
  • Minimum 5+ years of experience producing high-quality software on Agile development teams (Python preferred)
  • 5+ years of experience with public cloud technologies (Azure preferred)
  • 3+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevEx, or related roles
  • Demonstrated experience building or operating CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation (GitHub Actions or equivalent)
  • Familiarity with AI-related concepts such as LLMs, Agents, and Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Nice to have

  • Experience building or operating internal developer platforms, marketplaces, or catalog systems
  • Experience developing agentic AI applications, prompt libraries, skill registries, or MCP servers
  • Experience working with IaC systems, e.g. Terraform/Spacelift, Kubernetes, Helm
  • Strong technical writing, documentation, or playbook-authoring skills
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize own workload with multiple responsibilities and adaptability to changes in those priorities

What you get

  • Health: Medical with competitive plan designs and support for self-care, wellness and mental health. Dental with in-network and out-of-network benefit. Vision with in-network and out-of-network benefit.
  • Wealth: 401(k) with Roth option and matching contribution. Health Savings Account with matching contribution. AD&D and supplemental insurance options.
  • Happiness: Paid time off including 5 weeks of vacation time, 7 health and wellness days, 3 floating holidays, and 6 company-paid holidays per year. Paid leave for maternity, paternity and family care instances.

Worth weighing

  • No specific technologies listed for deployment automation beyond GitHub Actions, which may indicate a lack of clarity in tech stack.
  • The role requires both hands-on coding and technical leadership, which may be challenging for some candidates depending on their experience level.

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Listed by 84.51° on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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