AI Software Engineering Manager
About The Position
Trimble is hiring an AI Software Engineering Manager to lead an agile engineering pod and advance AI-powered product development. The role combines hands-on technical architecture and agentic AI innovation with direct people leadership. The manager will guide prototypes into secure, scalable production features, act as the pod’s primary technical backstop and advocate, and support engineers’ career development and success. The position is based in Lake Oswego, Oregon, with in-office work four days per week and minimal to 10% travel. The posted hiring range is $170,600–$234,600 per year. The role is bonus eligible and is described as full-time. Trimble is a global technology company connecting the physical and digital worlds. Its technology supports industries including construction, geospatial, and transportation. Trimble describes its culture as purpose-driven, collaborative, supportive, and oriented toward ownership and real-world impact.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience using and managing an AI Product Development Life Cycle (PDLC), including directing agentic AI tools across planning and delivery.
- Proven track record of people management and technical leadership 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 outputs, and establishing architectural guardrails for sustainable code quality.
- Transform agentic AI 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 to accelerate delivery while preserving stability.
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
