AI Software Engineering Manager

Trimble Inc. • Westminster, CO

5d • $170,600 - $234,600 • Onsite

About The Position

Trimble is hiring an AI Software Engineering Manager to combine hands-on technical architecture with people leadership and agentic AI innovation. The manager will guide an agile engineering pod in turning AI prototypes into secure, scalable production features while supporting the team’s growth and success. The role is based in Westminster, Colorado, with an in-office requirement of four days per week and minimal to 10% travel.

The manager will direct the pod’s use of AI coding agents, including orchestrating workflows, reviewing outputs, and establishing architectural guardrails. They will develop production-ready software with robust error handling, security compliance, test coverage, and observability. The position also includes hiring, onboarding, career development, and performance coaching; maintaining shared engineering repositories, CI/CD pipelines, evaluation datasets, and data access standards; and aligning engineering delivery with product strategy, risk management, and organizational standards.

The position requires experience managing an AI Product Development Life Cycle and directing agentic AI tools, people management and technical leadership in agile environments, strong object-oriented programming skills with .NET/C#, modern front-end experience, and hands-on experience with databases, SQL, APIs, ETL, and enterprise CI/CD. The successful candidate will apply ethical AI principles, including privacy, explainability, transparency, and bias mitigation. Experience with enterprise architecture, agentic RAG or context engineering, and modernizing legacy systems with multi-agent workflows is preferred.

Trimble describes itself as a global technology company connecting the physical and digital worlds, serving industries such as construction, geospatial, and transportation. Its stated mission and culture emphasize real-world impact, innovation, collaboration, ownership, belonging, and growth. The salary range is $170,600–$234,600, with a salary pay rate and bonus eligibility. Trimble offers core benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, time-off, and retirement plans; many businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care, and commuter expenses, as well as paid parental leave and an employee stock purchase plan.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience using and managing an AI Product Development Life Cycle (PDLC), including directing agentic AI tools across planning and delivery.
• Proven people management and technical leadership experience in fast-paced agile environments.
• Strong proficiency in object-oriented design and programming, with deep expertise in .NET/C# and modern front-end frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue.
• Deep hands-on experience with relational databases, SQL, API development, ETL processes, and enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Applied commitment to ethical AI principles, including data privacy, explainability, transparency, and bias mitigation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience architecting complex enterprise solutions and implementing agentic RAG or context engineering patterns.
• Proven capability navigating legacy systems and modernizing them using scalable multi-agent workflows.

Responsibilities

• Direct the pod’s use of AI coding agents by orchestrating workflows, reviewing output, and establishing architectural guardrails for sustainable code quality.
• Transform agentic prototypes into production-ready software with robust error handling, security compliance, test coverage, and observability.
• Lead, mentor, and advocate for a pod of engineers, including hiring, onboarding, career development, and performance coaching.
• Build and maintain shared repositories, CI/CD pipelines, evaluation datasets, and data access standards.
• Align engineering throughput with product strategy, risk management, and organizational standards.
• Advocate for the pod across cross-functional groups.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Time-off plans
• Retirement plans
• Tax savings plans for health, dependent care, and commuter expenses (offered by most businesses)
• Paid parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Bonus eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed