Head of Innovation
Somnio Software · Engineering · Lead · 1mo ago
Anyone, anywhere in the world can apply.
Applies on the original listing · via Himalayas
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“Work from anywhere - From the mountains or the city, you choose your ideal space.”
- Async-first
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- Contractor / B2B
- No mention of hiring international contractors or invoicing.
- Global stipend
- No home office or equipment budget mentioned.
- Annual retreat
- No company-paid get-togethers mentioned.
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About the role
In this leadership role, you will head the AI Department and spearhead the evolution of the software development lifecycle from manual coding to spec-driven development. You will design autonomous agent architectures, advance internal workflow automation across Sales and HR, and collaborate with leadership and sales teams to turn modern AI capabilities into strategic client solutions.
What you'll do
- Lead the transition into an AI-First Software Factory by establishing spec-driven development and AI-native dev environments.
- Design and deploy autonomous agents, advanced RAG architectures, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations.
- Automate cross-departmental operations and business workflows across Sales, HR, and Finance using tools like n8n or Make.
- Partner with the sales and executive teams on strategic presales and client business cases to demonstrate reduced time-to-market.
- Stay ahead of foundational AI releases and evaluate their impact on the agency's delivery model.
What you bring
- 8+ years of software industry experience transitioning from senior technical roles into strategic or product leadership.
- Hands-on expertise with frontier LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek) and trade-offs across reasoning, latency, and cost.
- Proven experience with orchestration frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI), RAG architectures, and AI-native developer tooling.
- Demonstrated background building operational automations with tools such as n8n or Make.
- Full professional fluency in English (C1/C2 level).
About Somnio Software
Somnio Software is a software development agency focused on modern digital technologies and agile product delivery.
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