Head of AI Engineering - NCT

Banyan Software is on a mission to acquire, build, and grow great companies worldwide, helping them modernize through shared AI expertise. The Head of AI Engineering will lead the transition of Next Chapter Technology into an AI-first platform, focusing on hands-on development and modernization of legacy systems.

Responsibilities:

• Personally design and build NCT's foundational AI capabilities (RAG systems, code generation, LLM orchestration, and multi-agent workflows) to analyze legacy code and generate production-ready services
• Pragmatically refactor legacy components into scalable, cloud-native services and replace manual workflows with AI-driven automation without succumbing to the temptation of a wholesale platform rewrite
• Once the AI factory is proven solo, you will assume direct delivery outcomes: managing team execution, elevating talent density, setting engineering rhythms, and mentoring developers into an AI-native way of working
• Safely deploy features (utilizing feature flags, shadow mode, and monitoring) while strictly operating within government-adjacent and public-sector compliance frameworks (HIPAA, CJIS)
• Act as the core technical partner to the CEO while collaborating with Banyan's centralized AI initiatives to accelerate localized product value

Requirements:

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering with a proven track record of modernizing complex architectures and establishing cloud-native/DevSecOps practices
• Documented history of shipping functional AI/ML systems end-to-end to real users (data pipelines, modeling, deployment, and monitoring)
• Experience as a founding or first AI engineer who is completely comfortable delivering baseline architecture independently before relying on a large team
• Exceptional judgment regarding build-vs-buy decisions and the patience required to guide a 15-year-old Microsoft-stack platform through a modernization step-change
• Proven track record of managing engineering teams and a genuine desire to develop technical talent rather than operating in a silo
• Strong commercial acumen and an exploratory mindset, but you earn trust through coachability and clear-eyed self-awareness
• Must be US-based and fully eligible for government-adjacent/public-sector compliance work
• Direct GovTech, public sector, or federal case management software experience
• Familiarity with the Microsoft AI stack (Azure ML, Azure OpenAI integrations) given the CaseWorks platform heritage
• Experience managing, coordinating, or collaborating with distributed/offshore engineering teams