Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions. As an AI Senior Backend lead for Internal Applications, you will be responsible for leading the technical direction of our enterprise applications while remaining hands-on with code. You'll guide the team in adopting best software engineering practices, designing scalable architectures, and building reusable components that serve as foundational building blocks across the organization, with a focus on embedding AI capabilities where they provide real business value. You’ll spend around 50–60% of your time building and prototyping, and 40–50% making architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and guiding AI strategy. y.This role ensures our AI-driven backend solutions are not just implemented, but architected and scaled for long-term success You will leverage modern technologies and AI/ML capabilities to optimize identity and access management (IAM) systems, build applications and dashboards for internal users, and streamline complex workflows through automation. Your expertise in enterprise-level software design patterns, coupled with a passion for mentorship and continuous learning, will be instrumental in elevating our engineering standards and delivering exceptional internal tools.