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Director of Applied AI

Austin, TX💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-15 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced AI solutions for enterprise customers using distributed AI infrastructure.

Role type

Director of Applied AI (hands-on IC with leadership)

Builds

Mission-critical AI capabilities, novel approaches leveraging distributed AI infrastructure, scalable solutions for enterprise customers

Domain

Enterprise AI, Distributed Systems, Edge Computing, Privacy-Preserving AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Applied machine learning, AI engineering, LLMs, generative AI, Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, cross-functional team leadership, architectural decision-making, model evaluation methodologies

Preferred skills

Distributed systems, edge computing, privacy-preserving ML, on-device model deployment, MLOps, data pipelines, scalable inference architectures, security and compliance in enterprise contexts

Technologies

PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX

Responsibilities

Lead design and deployment of applied AI systems on the distributed platform; Engage with commercial customers to translate needs into technical requirements; Guide teams in training and optimizing LLMs and multimodal models; Oversee technical execution across parallel projects; Collaborate with Infrastructure and Product teams; Build and mentor high-performing teams; Drive architectural decisions for edge inference and privacy; Establish evaluation frameworks for model performance

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical execution

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