Carmel, IN
Remote Location United States
Full time
JR37633
Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security
At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond.
Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup's With Distinction honor - a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures.
Lead Software Engineer, AI Agents & Orchestration
We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer, AI Agents & Orchestration with strong software engineering skills and demonstrated experience building and operating production generative AI systems to help build the AI operating system across Software Engineering functions.
As part of the Global Software Solutions Engineering team, you will operate at the intersection of Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Agentic Systems, Data Engineering, and Enterprise AI Governance. This role is responsible for designing, engineering, and operationalizing scalable AI orchestration frameworks that transform software application data into intelligent, auditable, and secure business outcomes.
This role requires strong capabilities in both AI Engineering and Data Engineering. You will design data insights, orchestrate multi-agent workflows, develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, integrate enterprise knowledge sources, and establish the governance and observability capabilities required to operate AI safely within a security critical -environment.
Why This Role is Important To Us :
Allegion GSS is accelerating the adoption of AI-enabled capabilities to improve operational efficiency, enhance platform assets, cybersecurity resilience, strengthen quality, and deliver intelligent experiences across the software product portfolio.
As a Lead AI Orchestration Engineer, you will help establish the AI execution layer that enables secure collaboration between various software applications, large language models, internal knowledge repositories, agentic workflows, governance controls, and human decision makers.
At Allegion, we are driven by a bold vision: redefining safety while empowering our employees to thrive. When you join our team, you become part of a culture that values innovation, purpose, and excellence. This role offers the benefits of our dynamic hybrid work model-combining in-person collaboration for meaningful moments with the flexibility of remote work. Since hybrid arrangements can vary based on the needs of the individual, team and business, your talent acquisition partner will provide specific hybrid details about this role.
We are committed to fostering a healthy work-life balance and building meaningful connections, ensuring you have the tools, resources, and support needed to excel in any environment. Together, we'll unlock your potential and create a lasting impact.
While this is the current structure and we currently have no plans to change, we reserve the right to make changes to the hybrid schedule as needed at the Company's discretion.
What You Will Do:
Own the technical vision and architecture for major portions of the AI WorkloadOrchestration Platform
Design and engineer AI orchestration frameworks that coordinate multiple models, agents, tools, APIs, and GSS SW applications.
Develop agent-to-agent and human-in-the-loop workflows that automate complex operational and analytical processes.
Lead implementation of AI @context engineering strategies and AI agent architectures.
Build reusable orchestration patterns that enable rapid deployment of AI-enabled business capabilities.
Design and develop scalable data pipelines supporting AI, analytics, and agentic workflows.
Build enterprise data products optimized for AI consumption.
Develop reusable AI platform components supporting multiple use cases and business domains.
Implement MLOps and LLMOps deployment, monitoring, versioning, and governance capabilities.
Implement Responsible AI guardrails, governance controls, and model risk management processes.
Build AI observability, evaluation, telemetry, and performance measurement solutions.
Design and implement RAG architectures for GSS SW products in collaboration with Enterprise teams.
Lead cross-team architecture reviews and drive alignment across infrastructure, SW Application and Enterprise teams.
What You Need to Succeed:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, or equivalent practical experience.
5-7 years of experience in Data Engineering, AI Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, Software Engineering, or related disciplines.
Strong experience developing large-scale data pipelines and distributed data-processing solutions.
Experience with Python, SQL, APIs, workflow automation, and cloud-native architectures.
Proven experience designing, deploying, and maintaining RESTful APIs and web services at scale
Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
Track record of independently driving projects from concept through production deployment
This role requires strong systems thinking, cross-team influence, and a long-term view of platform scalability, reliability, and developer experience.
Preferred:
LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, AutoGen, LangChain, or similar frameworks.
Databricks, Snowflake, Spark, Kafka, Delta Lake, Iceberg, and Airflow.
Experience with vector databases, semantic search, and enterprise RAG platforms.
Experience implementing MLOps, LLMOps, AI observability, and evaluation frameworks.
Knowledge of Responsible AI, data governance, and model risk management.
Experience with FastAPI, React, and Azure Cosmos DB or similar technology stacks.
Strong understanding of AWS and or Azure Cloud Platforms.
Success Measures
Accelerate delivery of AI-enabled business capabilities through reusable orchestration frameworks.
Increase adoption of governed enterprise AI services.
Improve enterprise data accessibility for AI use cases.
Enhance reliability, observability, and auditability of AI systems.
Reduce operational complexity through agentic automation and intelligent workflows.
Why Work for Us?
Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:
You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there's plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, "this is your business, run with it".
You're looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.
You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!
You want to work for an award-winning company that invests in its people. Allegion is proud to be a recipient of the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the second year in a row, recognizing our commitment to employee engagement, strengths-based development, and unlocking human potential.
What You'll Get from Us:
Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you "be safe, be healthy"
Unlimited Paid Time Off
A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period
Health Savings Accounts - Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses
Flexible Spending Accounts - Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses
Disability Insurance -Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury
Life Insurance - Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
Tuition Reimbursement
Voluntary Wellness Program - Simply complete wellness activities and earn monetary rewards
Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can "serve others, not yourself"
Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching
Compensation:
This range is provided by Allegion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience.
The expected Base Salary Range: $154,450 - $205,000. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
Bonus Eligible: Yes
Apply Today!
Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow's world a safer place!
Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role.
We Celebrate Who We Are!
Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we're required to, but because it's the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team (Careers@Allegion.com) .
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