Director, Software Engineering

**Location:** New York City (On-site) **Role Overview** As Senior Engineering Manager for Research Technology & AI Agents, you will lead the engineering execution of JLL's Research transformation in close partnership with the **Product Manager – Research Technology** and the Research organization. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on building AI-powered platforms and agents that automate research workflows, democratize insights, and enable advanced analytics at global scale. **Key Responsibilities** **Qualifications** * 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 3+ years in an engineering leadership role* Proven experience as a **hands-on Engineering Manager** (player-coach)* Strong back-end expertise in **Python, Node.js, Java, Go, or C#*** **Demonstrated proficiency using AI coding tools and agents** to accelerate team delivery, and experience establishing AI-augmented development practices within a team* Strong ability to set quality standards for **reviewing, validating, and debugging AI-generated code** across a team* Experience designing **microservice architectures, distributed systems, and complex platforms*** Proven experience building and maintaining **RESTful or gRPC APIs*** Deep experience with a major cloud platform (**AWS or Azure**)* Solid experience with **relational** (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and **NoSQL** (MongoDB, DynamoDB) databases* Strong understanding of **CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and containerization** (Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes)* Experience partnering closely with Product Managers and business stakeholders* Experience building AI/ML or LLM-enabled systems, including agent-based workflows* Experience working with data engineering, analytics, or platform teams* Front-end experience with **React, Angular, or Vue.js** for internal tools* Experience in Commercial Real Estate, Research, Financial Services, or other data-intensive domains* Experience modernizing legacy platforms and driving technical changeAt JLL, we give you the opportunity, knowledge and tools to own your success, because we value what makes each of us unique. We help our people thrive, grow meaningful careers and find a place where they belong. Together, we strive to be exceptional and shape a better world.For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. A Fortune 500(R) company with operations in over 80 countries around the world, our employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAYSM. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit .
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