Director, AI Engineering
Core
Lead the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of AI software components including foundation model training, LLM inference, and observability to improve associate workflows and customer engagement.
Role type
Director, AI Engineering (Strategy & Hands-on IC)
Builds
Proprietary AI systems, foundation models, and scalable LLM infrastructure for banking applications.
Domain
Financial Services / Generative AI / Large Language Models
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Foundation model training, LLM inference, similarity search, model governance, cloud platform management, LLM optimization, technical roadmap planning, team leadership, mentoring
Preferred skills
Keeping current with latest AI research, explaining complex AI concepts
Technologies
AWS, Azure, PyTorch, Cloud Support, Security, Hardware
Responsibilities
Partner with product and engineering teams to deliver AI-powered products; Lead the full lifecycle of AI software components; Make strategic build-versus-buy decisions for AI technologies; Develop advanced LLM optimization approaches; Shape the technical vision and roadmap for foundational AI systems; Attract, retain, and develop top AI talent.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical execution