Director, Harness Engineer
kpmgColumbus, OH
Director, Harness Engineer
Overview:
As Director, Harness Engineer you will shape the shared, reusable core for EdgeCo product teams and lead production‑level AI/ML software with strong security and observability. You’ll define technical standards, mentor engineers, and communicate complex trade‑offs to executives. This role blends hands‑on coding with strategic architecture, enabling scalable, high‑quality deployments across the CTI organization. Join a culture focused on innovation, collaboration, and delivering real client impact. Compensation / Benefits Total Rewards Package 401(k) and medical dental, vision, disability and life insurance paid time off and holidays family and personal well-being benefits potential for flexible work arrangements
Responsibilities:
Partner with leadership to set technical standards and direction; architect and standardize the reusable harness for EdgeCo product teams Write and ship production-grade code and own complex production problems Expand reusable assets and tools; promote cutting-edge tools to accelerate product delivery Establish production standards, including context engineering, evaluation frameworks, operational readiness, and secure, observable, auditable code Lead strategic sessions with senior executives to communicate risks, trade-offs, and progress with transparency Mentor engineers across multiple product teams; guide build vs. integrate decisions and support customer deployments Uphold professional integrity and a respectful work environment
Key requirements:
10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience shipping secure, end-to-end production software with a focus on data, ML, and AI-native apps Bachelor’s degree in STEM or equivalent practical experience Deep familiarity with modern AI coding harnesses, agentic tooling, and open-source LLM ecosystem; experience with agent harnesses or Model Context Protocol is highly preferred Extensive experience hardening, scaling, and operating live cloud systems (Azure, AWS, or GCP) with startup-velocity mindset Proven track record owning architecture of major production systems and mentoring technical teams without formal people management Ability to translate complex concepts for executives and engineers; strong customer-facing facilitation Verifiable code portfolio or demonstrated previously shipped system Ability to travel domestically as needed strong communication with executives mentorship and technical leadership collaborative cross-functional collaboration AI/ML-native development production-grade software engineering edge harnesses and tool integration
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