- Raydar
- New York, NY
- Full-Time
- <48 Hours
- $240,000–$340,000
AI Engineering Lead.
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AI Engineering Lead: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This role suits a senior technical leader who will shape how a fintech company's AI systems are designed, built and run in production.
- The Person:The person will design, build and operate AI systems end to end, own the architecture of AI features, set technical direction, address scaling challenges, and interview, hire and mentor engineers.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate has a track record taking multi-step LLM-powered software into live operation, working depth across several LLM application frameworks, production backend development experience in Python, and practical skill in prompt design.
About the role
About the company
Our client is a fintech company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead the design, build and ownership of a company's AI systems, from architecture through production. Work directly with the founding leadership, set technical direction for AI work, plan for growth as usage increases, and mentor new engineers. The role is hands-on and based on-site.
What you'll do
- Design, build and operate AI systems end to end, from evaluation through production.
- Own the architecture of AI features across the product.
- Lead and guide AI development efforts and set technical direction.
- Address scaling challenges as the system supports more and more users.
- Ship meaningful improvements to AI features early in the role.
- Interview, hire and mentor engineers who join the team.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Track record taking multi-step LLM-powered software from concept through testing, monitoring and live operation.
- Working depth across several LLM application frameworks and model types.
- Experience significantly scaling AI products at a fast-moving company.
- Practical skill tailoring model behavior and prompt design to sort items or make reasoned assessments.
- Production backend development experience in Python.
- Experience at a company focused on AI or agents.
- Engineering degree from a highly ranked university.
Bonus points
- Earlier experience launching a new venture as one of its leaders.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 240,000 to 340,000
- Equity
- Retirement plan with employer matching contribution
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Flexible time off
Location and work model
- New York, NY, United States
- On-site, five days a week in office
- Full-time