Model Operations Lead, AI Gateway
Core
Lead the models team to manage AI Gateway's catalog of inference models, ensuring reliability, accurate pricing, and intelligent auto-routing for developers.
Role type
Senior People Manager (Model Operations Lead)
Builds
AI Gateway platform (model catalog, auto-routing, observability, metering)
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / AI Inference / Model Operations
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
People leadership, technical launches, model ecosystem expertise, SRE mindset, agent workflows, automation
Preferred skills
Inference provider experience, evals/ranking systems, Cloudflare Workers, Replicate
Technologies
TypeScript, Python, Rust, cURL, terminal tools
Responsibilities
Hire and grow the models team, run end-to-end model launches, maintain catalog reliability and health, build model intelligence for auto-routing, manage partner expectations, drive operational scalability through automation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people management
