Las Vegas, Nevada
The SHOW comes alive at MGM Resorts InternationalHave you ever wondered what it would be like to work in a place full of excitement, diversity, and entertainment? Are you enthusiastic about being a team player in one of the most fascinating industries in the world? At MGM Resorts, we seek individuals like YOU to create unique and show-stopping experiences for our guests.
THE JOB:The Senior Manager, AI-Enabled Engineering leads and develops a high-performing engineering team that delivers scalable, secure, and reliable solutions through AI-augmented development practices. Partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders, this role drives predictable execution, advances AI-enabled engineering capabilities, and fosters a culture of technical excellence, operational rigor, and continuous improvement. The Senior Manager is responsible for hiring, coaching, career development, and performance management for a team of 3-5 direct-report engineers, while also overseeing contingent resources by setting clear expectations, ensuring accountability, and maintaining high standards for quality and delivery.
THE DAY-TO-DAY:- Lead the team in delivering sprint and quarterly commitments with a strong focus on quality, reliability, and predictable execution.
- Partner closely with Product Management and Design to drive roadmap planning, estimation, prioritization, and delivery trade-off decisions.
- Foster a healthy, high-performing engineering culture by supporting team engagement, continuous learning, sustainable on-call practices, and proactive technical debt management.
- Establish and reinforce strong engineering practices across the team, including code review, testing strategy, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and operational excellence.
- Build AI fluency across the organization by enabling engineers to effectively leverage AI tools in daily workflows while applying critical judgment and oversight to AI-generated output.
- Evolve engineering performance and quality practices by leveraging AI-driven metrics, emphasizing architectural judgment, systems thinking, and AI-augmented problem solving over traditional output-based measures.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:- 2+ years of experience leading and managing engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and talent development.
- 6+ years of professional engineering experience with a strong foundation in software delivery, engineering operations, and technical collaboration.
- Demonstrated ability to build, develop, and retain high-performing engineering talent within fast-paced, evolving environments.
- Experience providing AI-augmented quality oversight through the use of dashboards, metrics, and systemic quality indicators rather than relying solely on manual review processes.
- Strong understanding of AI-aware estimation and delivery planning, including recognizing where AI significantly accelerates work and where impact is more limited.
- Ability to drive outcome-based engineering evaluation by emphasizing decision quality, architectural soundness, operational reliability, and defect prevention, while partnering effectively across Product Management, Design, and Quality Engineering.
THE PERKS & BENEFITS:- Prioritize your wellness, access programs crafted to nurture your mental and physical health.
- Enjoy unbeatable discounts on hotel stays, dining, retail, entertainment, and exclusive partner perks for travel, tech, and beyond!
- Savor delicious meals for free in our employee dining room.
- Park with ease-whether you're on or off shift, it's free!
- From healthcare to financial support and generous time-off options, we've got you covered.
- Elevate your career with development programs, connect through networking events, and make a difference with community volunteer opportunities.
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