Lead AI Engineer

$92.8k - $170.3k

PowerSchool Group

Dallas, TX

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Lead AI Engineer
Research and Development

2026-52749

Dallas, TX

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Overview

At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you're joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere.

Team Overview

Our Research & Development (R&D) team is the technical talent at the heart of our product suite, overseeing the product development lifecycle from concept to delivery. From engineering to quality assurance to data science, the R&D team ensures our customers seamlessly use our products and can depend on their consistency.

We are looking for a Lead AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI solutions, including agentic workflows, RAG applications, workflow automation, and enterprise integrations. This role combines hands-on engineering, technical leadership, and rapid delivery to help scale AI capabilities across the organization. Responsibilities

Building & Shipping AI Products and Systems

Design and deploy agentic AI workflows and Products for customers
Build production-grade systems such as:Multi-agent workflows, Agentic Data workflow, RAG-based applications, Document intelligence and summarization pipelines and Workflow and process automation solutions
Use modern AI tools and frameworks including:Copilot, Codex, Claude Code, Gemini, NotebookLM and Strands, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex (or equivalents)
Rapidly prototype, validate, and deploy solutions in weeks, not months

Owning End-to-End Delivery

Translate business problems into working AI systems
Design lightweight architectures and iterate quickly
Develop and implement: Prompt engineering strategies, Orchestration logic, API integrations and data pipelines, Testing, validation, and monitoring frameworks
Partner directly with stakeholders to refine outputs and drive adoption

Driving High-Velocity Execution

Deliver continuous output with weekly or bi-weekly releases
Operate with minimal process and high accountability in a fast-paced environment

Contributing to Scalable AI Foundations

Build and maintain reusable AI assets, including prompt templates, agent design patterns, and integration utilities.
Contribute to lightweight standards and best practices for prompt engineering, agent development, evaluation and testing, and AI governance and responsible use.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

Provide technical guidance to a small team of AI engineers and automation specialists.
Lead by example through hands-on technical contributions.
Support the evolution and scaling of the AI engineering function.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field
6-10+ years of software engineering experience with recent hands-on work in AI/LLM systems
Proven experience building and deploying:
LLM-powered applications
Agentic workflows
Automation solutions in production environments
Deployment experience in Cloud - AWS, Azure
Strong hands-on experience with tools such as:
Codex, Claude Code, Gemini, NotebookLM (or similar AI-assisted development tools)
LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, or equivalent frameworks

Desired Experience with:

Software deployment
Data Engineeering
RAG architectures and vector databases
Workflow automation tools and enterprise integrations

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation & Benefits

PowerSchool offers the following benefits:

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
Comprehensive 401(k) plan
Generous Parental Leave
Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement
Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage

A reasonable estimate of the base compensation range for this position is $92,800 - $170,300 USD. This compensation range is specific to the United States and it incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.

EEO Commitment
EEO Commitment

PowerSchool is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing View email address on click.appcast.io.

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