AI Lead
Core
Own Kustom's AI product and architecture strategy, building the platform and infrastructure to enable engineering teams to use AI safely and efficiently.
Role type
Senior IC AI Lead (Platform & Architecture)
Builds
AI platform, model routing, agentic commerce systems, CLI tools, and data foundations for AI readiness.
Domain
Fintech / Digital Commerce / AI Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
AI engineering, backend engineering, distributed systems, data engineering platforms, cloud platforms
Preferred skills
OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Vector databases, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, RAG, CLIs, MCP, Agents, context engineering, Knowledge Graphs, GraphRAG, Event-driven architectures
Technologies
OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Vector databases, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, RAG, CLIs, MCP, Agents, Knowledge Graphs, GraphRAG
Responsibilities
Design and build Kustom's AI platform including model routing and agentic protocols; Evaluate when to build internal AI capabilities versus partnering with AI providers; Make data AI-ready across quality, indexing, embeddings, and semantic search; Help Product Managers and Engineers identify and ship high-value AI opportunities; Continuously evaluate foundation models, agentic systems, and AI infrastructure; Establish reusable capabilities, patterns, and architecture standards for product teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC