Credit Acceptance

Director AI Engineering Platform

USA - Remote · Director

Sponsorship not specified$218k-$319kDetected 22 days ago

ExpressDistributed SystemsDatabricksAWSCI/CDPlatform EngineeringMachine LearningLLMsAgentic AIA/B TestingBudgetingLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

Credit Acceptance is proud to be an award-winning company recognized both locally and nationally across multiple workplace categories.
Our world-class culture is shaped by dedicated team members who are driven to succeed as professionals individually and together as a team.
Backed by a strong product, exceptional people, and a stable financial foundation, we've grown into a leading provider of used and new car financing across the country.

Shared goals, open communication and mutual support create a sense of collective purpose.
Train team members and focus on developing talent
Performance Manage by ensuring accountability and driving results
Create the Right Environment by establishing trust and managing conflict
Maintain the Right Number of team members needed to build an effective team

Minimum 5+ years in senior leadership roles managing managers and large technical organizations.
Proven delivery of production-grade platform capabilities at enterprise scale, ideally including AI engineering platforms, developer platforms, or distributed infrastructure platforms.
Experience working in or partnering with AI/ML organizations, with clear understanding of where AI engineering platform ends and AI/ML platform begins.
Ability to influence executives and guide strategic decisions.
Experience with budgeting, resource planning, and scaling organizations.
Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and compellingly.
Knowledge and Skills
Deep knowledge of the modern AI engineering stack, including LLM APIs, AI gateways (e.g., LiteLLM, Portkey, Traefik AI Gateway), MCP, agentic frameworks, evaluation tooling, and AI observability.
Experience designing and operating production‑grade, distributed systems with high reliability, security, and scalability requirements.
Working knowledge of governance, risk, and compliance considerations for enterprise AI systems.

BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with 12+ years in software engineering, with significant time in platform, infrastructure, or developer tooling roles.
Strong working knowledge of cloud-native platform engineering practices (AWS preferred), including CI/CD, observability, security, and FinOps for AI workloads.

A competitive base salary range from $217,623 - $319,180.
This position is eligible for an annual variable bonus of cash and equity, between 20-60%.
Final compensation within the range is influenced by many factors including role-specific skills, depth and experience level, industry background, relevant education and certifications.

Excellent benefits package that includes 401(K) match, adoption assistance, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive medical/ dental/vision and many nonstandard benefits that make us a Great Place to Work
To create an environment where people do their best work, we focus on the dimensions of Organizational Health.

To be successful in this role,
Engineering Excellence is about bringing great craftsmanship and thought leadership to deliver an outstanding product that delights customers and solves for the business.

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