AI-Native Software Engineering Director (OTE $100,000/year USD), @Sparkrock

Ionic Partners LLC

Job Overview

Location

Serbia

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Lead the design, execution, and measurement of AI-Native software development and quality engineering experiments to transform how engineering teams build, test, review, document, and deliver software.
• Identify engineering bottlenecks in productivity, quality, speed, developer experience, or release confidence where AI-Native workflows can deliver measurable improvements.
• Evaluate emerging AI engineering tools including coding assistants, coding agents, AI-enabled IDEs, test generation platforms, code review assistants, documentation tools, and developer productivity platforms.
• Develop and institutionalize AI-Native standards for development, testing, code review, documentation, refactoring, debugging, and delivery across the engineering organization.
• Define and maintain engineering quality bars, operating standards, usage guardrails, workflow templates, and best practices for AI-assisted software development.
• Create AI-Native quality engineering practices that enhance test automation, regression prevention, validation, code review, quality gates, and production readiness.
• Establish balanced, non-vanity metrics and measurement frameworks for engineering productivity, quality, cycle time, developer experience, adoption rates, and business impact.
• Analyze results from AI-Native experiments and recommend whether practices should be adopted, modified, scaled, or retired based on data-driven insights.
• Create reusable playbooks, frameworks, operating models, and enablement materials to turn successful experiments into scalable, repeatable engineering practices.
• Coach engineers and engineering leaders to maximize effectiveness through AI-assisted development, agentic workflows, quality engineering, and human-AI collaboration.
• Drive organization-wide adoption of proven AI-Native engineering practices through coaching, enablement, influence, measurement, and continuous feedback loops.
• Define safe and responsible practices for AI-generated code, AI-assisted testing, tool usage, data exposure, intellectual property protection, security, maintainability, and human review.
• Partner with engineering, product, QA, security, DevOps, platform, and executive leadership to align AI-Native transformation efforts with business priorities.
• Continuously improve software development, QA, automation, CI/CD, DevOps, cloud engineering, observability, security, and delivery processes using AI-Native approaches.
• Develop strategic recommendations for the future evolution of software engineering at Sparkrock, focusing on durable value over short-lived AI hype.
• Design human-AI workflows that improve engineering outcomes while preserving quality, maintainability, security, reliability, and human accountability.
• Apply systems-thinking to optimize complex human, technical, and organizational systems within a global, fully remote engineering environment.
• Communicate clearly and persuasively through written, verbal, and presentation formats to influence technical and organizational decisions across all levels of the engineering organization.
• Foster a culture of experimentation, learning, and continuous improvement in AI-Native engineering practices.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience delivering production software systems.
• Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools, coding assistants, coding agents, AI-enabled IDEs, AI-powered testing, AI-supported code review, or agentic software development workflows in real engineering environments.
• Experience leading engineering transformation, engineering excellence, developer productivity, quality engineering, platform engineering, technical enablement, or software development process improvement initiatives.
• Experience designing, executing, measuring, and scaling experiments that improve engineering productivity, quality, developer experience, or delivery outcomes.
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering, software quality engineering, testing strategies, automation, CI/CD, DevOps, cloud-native development, observability, security, and developer productivity practices.

🏖️ Benefits

• Access to leading AI engineering tools, platforms, and technologies, with the freedom to experiment, evaluate, and shape how they are adopted across the organization.
• 100% remote and global work environment — live your best life wherever you are without sacrificing career opportunities.
• Flexible work hours with asynchronous work culture focused on results, not online presence.
• Stipend to help set up your ideal home office.
• Dedicated support for personal career growth, including consistent feedback, coaching, and access to leading-edge tools and playbooks.
• Opportunities for introductions to thought leaders and participation in webinars on cutting-edge tech topics.

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Remote

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About Ionic Partners LLC

Ionic Partners is a technology-focused investment and advisory firm that provides growth capital, strategic guidance, and M&A services to software and internet businesses. Founded by former operators and investors, the firm partners with founder-led companies in SaaS, marketplaces, and digital infrastructure, offering flexible capital solutions and hands-on operational support to accelerate scale and maximize enterprise value.

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