Senior Manager, AI Enterprise Engineering
Position Summary
This position is a key leader responsible for driving the development and delivery of our internal AI platforms and solutions. This role has end-to-end ownership for the team's delivery, focusing on accelerating AI enablement across the Bentley business. You will lead a team of talented engineers and external vendors, coaching them to solve complex business user requirements to maximize adoption and impact across the organization.
Responsibilities
Lead a hybrid software engineering team, including internal engineers and external vendors, to deliver highly available, scalable, and performant AI platforms and services
Set and maintain a high bar for code quality and excellence in delivery, taking ownership of the long-term quality, maintainability, and uptime of the team's products
Act as an active participant in project planning, ensuring that project goals and milestones are met within the approved budget and timeline whilst ensuring quality
Define and own the long-term architectural vision and strategy for our enterprise AI platforms. You will guide the design of the full solution, from sophisticated AI agents to the intuitive UIs that drive their adoption, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, and secure at an enterprise level
Proactively meet with key stakeholders across the organization to understand their operational pain points and gather business AI requirements. Ensure the team designs and delivers solutions that directly address these challenges and successfully meet the broader business AI objectives
Be responsible for the skills development of your team. Work with your direct reports to develop career plans and provide coaching for continuous learning and improvement
Make fact-based decisions to drive product adoption, guide development priorities, and control costs through proper architectural choices with constant vigilance towards usage growth
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
10+ years of proven experience in Software Engineering, with a strong background in building enterprise-scale applications
2+ years of leadership experience managing a software development team, with experience leading globally diverse or hybrid teams being a plus
Experience managing multi-million dollar vendor engagements
Hands-on experience implementing enterprise wide AI tool rollouts
Proficient in modern software development practices
Experience with AI/ML projects or platforms and familiarity with relevant languages such as Python, Java, or C#
Strong ability to estimate, plan, and supervise the work of a significant team for a complex, long-term project
What We Offer
A great Team and culture – please see our colleague video.
An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction - watch this short documentary about how we got our start.
An attractive salary and benefits package.
A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.
A company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.
#LI-SH1
#LI-Remote
About Bentley Systems
Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance. www.bentley.com
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Bentley is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, religion, national origin, age, genetic information or any other protected characteristic. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, compensation, and training. Know Your Rights as an applicant under the law.
Bentley Policy on EEO, Affirmative Action and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination
Bentley participates in e-Verify / Bentley participate in e-Verify / Right to Work Notice
Request an Accommodation:
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Bentley is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. We encourage you to request a reasonable accommodation if you are not able to fully use or access our online application system. You can make an accommodation request by calling 610-458-5000 or sending us an email at [email protected]
This position is a key leader responsible for driving the development and delivery of our internal AI platforms and solutions. This role has end-to-end ownership for the team's delivery, focusing on accelerating AI enablement across the Bentley business. You will lead a team of talented engineers and external vendors, coaching them to solve complex business user requirements to maximize adoption and impact across the organization.
Responsibilities
Lead a hybrid software engineering team, including internal engineers and external vendors, to deliver highly available, scalable, and performant AI platforms and services
Set and maintain a high bar for code quality and excellence in delivery, taking ownership of the long-term quality, maintainability, and uptime of the team's products
Act as an active participant in project planning, ensuring that project goals and milestones are met within the approved budget and timeline whilst ensuring quality
Define and own the long-term architectural vision and strategy for our enterprise AI platforms. You will guide the design of the full solution, from sophisticated AI agents to the intuitive UIs that drive their adoption, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, and secure at an enterprise level
Proactively meet with key stakeholders across the organization to understand their operational pain points and gather business AI requirements. Ensure the team designs and delivers solutions that directly address these challenges and successfully meet the broader business AI objectives
Be responsible for the skills development of your team. Work with your direct reports to develop career plans and provide coaching for continuous learning and improvement
Make fact-based decisions to drive product adoption, guide development priorities, and control costs through proper architectural choices with constant vigilance towards usage growth
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
10+ years of proven experience in Software Engineering, with a strong background in building enterprise-scale applications
2+ years of leadership experience managing a software development team, with experience leading globally diverse or hybrid teams being a plus
Experience managing multi-million dollar vendor engagements
Hands-on experience implementing enterprise wide AI tool rollouts
Proficient in modern software development practices
Experience with AI/ML projects or platforms and familiarity with relevant languages such as Python, Java, or C#
Strong ability to estimate, plan, and supervise the work of a significant team for a complex, long-term project
What We Offer
A great Team and culture – please see our colleague video.
An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction - watch this short documentary about how we got our start.
An attractive salary and benefits package.
A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.
A company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.
#LI-SH1
#LI-Remote
About Bentley Systems
Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance. www.bentley.com
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Bentley is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, religion, national origin, age, genetic information or any other protected characteristic. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, compensation, and training. Know Your Rights as an applicant under the law.
Bentley Policy on EEO, Affirmative Action and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination
Bentley participates in e-Verify / Bentley participate in e-Verify / Right to Work Notice
Request an Accommodation:
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Bentley is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. We encourage you to request a reasonable accommodation if you are not able to fully use or access our online application system. You can make an accommodation request by calling 610-458-5000 or sending us an email at [email protected]