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You will operate across executive advisory, product strategy, architecture and hands-on engineering. You will frame the customer problem, define the production path, resolve the hardest technical constraints and create a repeatable deployment model for the team. You will shape how enterprises use the Scrums.com AI agent harness and Software Engineering Orchestration Platform to deploy governed AI across software delivery and critical business operations.\nWhat You Will Work On\nLead executive and technical discovery for complex enterprise programmes, identifying where applied AI can create measurable operational value.\nDefine the target architecture, deployment strategy, governance model and technical success measures for multi-team AI programmes.\nDesign and, where necessary, build the highest-risk components across agents, models, data, integrations, infrastructure and security.\nSet standards for context, tool authority, permissions, evaluations, guardrails and observability within the Scrums.com AI agent harness.\nUse the Scrums.com Software Engineering Orchestration Platform to coordinate delivery across customer teams, Scrums.com engineers, AI agents and technology partners.\nGuide model and vendor selection while preserving customer control over data, infrastructure, performance and cost.\nReview architectures, unblock critical incidents and make decisions where reliability, security or regulated-industry requirements are material.\nDevelop reusable deployment patterns, reference architectures and engineering practices that improve outcomes across customers.\nMentor senior engineers and act as a trusted technical counterpart to CTOs, CIOs and heads of engineering.\nPartner with Scrums.com product leaders to turn field insight into platform and AI agent harness improvements.\nWhat We Look For\n10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a track record of leading complex production programmes.\nDeep expertise in distributed systems, data platforms, cloud architecture or machine learning systems, combined with strong hands-on coding ability.\nDemonstrated experience taking AI, machine learning or data-intensive products from ambiguous requirements into reliable production use.\nExpert knowledge of system architecture, APIs, security, observability, data governance and enterprise integration patterns.\nStrong command of modern applied AI patterns, including agent orchestration, retrieval, evaluation, model routing, tool permissions and human oversight.\nExperience advising executives and leading engineering decisions across multiple teams or organisations.\nExcellent written and verbal communication, with the judgement to simplify complexity without hiding risk.\nExperience in financial services, insurance, healthcare, telecommunications, government or another regulated environment is advantageous.\nWhy Scrums.com\nWork on applied AI deployments tied to real customer operations, not isolated demonstrations.\nUse the Scrums.com AI agent harness to govern context, tools, permissions, evaluations and model behaviour in production.\nDeliver through a Software Engineering Orchestration Platform that connects engineers, AI agents, infrastructure and software workflows.\nJoin a global expert network of 10,000+ engineers and work with customers across the UK, Europe, Africa and the United States.\nTake on long-term, high-trust engagements with support from Scrums.com talent, delivery and technical teams.\nApply once and be considered for relevant customer deployments across the Scrums.com network, with no fees or subscription for engineers.\nWorking Model\nThis is a location-based remote role. You must be based in, or willing to relocate to, the named metro area. Most delivery is remote, with working hours aligned to the customer and occasional travel to customer or Scrums.com offices when a deployment requires it. You will collaborate primarily during UK, European and East African business hours.\nEngineering in Nairobi\nNairobi is East Africa's leading technology and innovation hub, with strong engineering communities across fintech, telecommunications, logistics and digital public infrastructure. Scrums.com's Nairobi operation supports applied AI deployments for regional organisations and global clients.\nApplication Process\nApply through Scrums.com with your CV or engineering profile. Shortlisted candidates will complete an initial talent review, a practical technical assessment and role-specific interviews. For customer engagements, a final customer conversation may be required before matching and onboarding.\nAI Interviewing\nScrums.com may use AI-assisted tools to help organise application information and support an efficient recruitment process. Hiring decisions include human review. Candidates may use AI tools for preparation, but submitted work must accurately represent their own skills, experience and judgement.\nEqual Opportunity\nScrums.com is an equal opportunity employer and talent network. We consider qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. 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