Vice President AI Engineering

About This Role

Lead and own AI engineering efforts for core products and research tooling, focusing on model evaluation, fine-tuning, and backend system development. This role involves mentoring a globally distributed team and contributing hands-on to advanced AI/ML systems.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead AI engineering across core products and research tooling
• Evaluate, fine-tune, and build on top of foundation models; train non-LLM models where required
• Establish best practices for model evaluation, human-in-the-loop data, and feedback systems
• Lead, scale, and mentor a globally distributed AI engineering team
• Contribute hands-on to model development and backend systems as needed
• Set technical direction for new AI tools and platforms in close collaboration with Product and Engineering
• Partner directly with the CEO on technical strategy, hiring, and execution
• Support customer-facing technical discussions when required

Requirements

• Deep, hands-on experience building and deploying AI/ML systems in production environments
• Strong background in training models from scratch and fine-tuning large language models
• Advanced understanding of evaluation frameworks, human-in-the-loop systems, and data quality
• Proven technical leadership with a strong execution-oriented mindset
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Qualifications

• Deep, hands-on experience building and deploying AI/ML systems in production environments