Our client is a global SaaS company building industrial-grade AI platforms used by energy, manufacturing, and highly regulated enterprises to unlock operational data and automate complex workflows. This role sits at the center of a next-generation AI platform focused on agentic systems, LLMs, and real production automation — not experimentation.
This is a builder-leader role for someone who wants to shape both a platform and a team from the ground up as part of a growing Phoenix engineering hub.
Lead and develop a high-performing team of 5–10 software engineers
Drive delivery of production-grade SaaS services and applications
Balance people leadership with hands-on technical contribution
Establish and enforce engineering best practices: testing, observability, reliability, and security
Own operational excellence including SLOs, on-call rotations, and incident response
Partner with Product, Design, and Program Management to build the right product
Translate real-world industrial problems into scalable software solutions
Mentor engineers across levels and help them increase their impact
10+ years of professional software engineering experience
3+ years leading and managing software engineering teams
Strong experience building and operating SaaS platforms in production
Kubernetes experience in multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Backend expertise in Python and familiarity with modern frontend stacks (TypeScript / React)
Solid understanding of full SDLC practices including CI/CD, testing, and operations
Working knowledge of AI/ML systems, including LLM-based applications
Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience building applications on top of AI/ML or LLM platforms
Background in industrial, data-heavy, or regulated environments
Prior experience scaling teams or platforms during rapid growth phases
Passion for mentoring engineers and building strong engineering culture
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact
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