# Head of AI Engineering - NCT at Banyan Software

- Company: Banyan Software
- What the company does: Banyan acquires leading software businesses and helps them grow through operating expertise, applied AI, capital, and a permanent ownership model. Backed by Norwest.
- Company website: https://banyansoftware.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-06-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/banyansoftware/jobs/5153532007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/banyan-software-head-of-ai-engineering-nct/

## About the role

We are seeking a Head of AI Engineering to spearhead NCT’s transition into an AI-first platform. This is an intensely hands-on, builder-to-leader role designed for an elite engineer who is energized by complex, legacy transformation.

## What they're looking for

- Deep Software Breadth: 8+ years of hands-on software engineering with a proven track record of modernizing complex architectures and establishing cloud-native/DevSecOps practices
- The "Build-Solo" Appetite: Experience as a founding or first AI engineer who is completely comfortable delivering baseline architecture independently before relying on a large team
- Pragmatic Refactoring Judgment: 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
- Leadership Maturity: Proven track record of managing engineering teams and a genuine desire to develop technical talent rather than operating in a silo
- Radical Humility: Non-negotiable at Banyan. You possess strong commercial acumen and an exploratory mindset, but you earn trust through coachability and clear-eyed self-awareness
- Logistics: Must be US-based and fully eligible for government-adjacent/public-sector compliance work

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