Abridge · 2 months ago
Head of AI Platform
San Francisco-Hybrid
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$270K/yr - $340K/yr
10+ years expAbridge is a company focused on transforming healthcare through AI-powered solutions. The Head of AI Platform will lead the infrastructure development for generative AI products, ensuring reliability, efficiency, and compliance while managing a team of engineers.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareIntelligent SystemsMachine LearningMedical
Responsibilities
Recruit, retain, and mentor engineers and engineering managers
Provide regular feedback; create opportunities for career growth; and foster a culture of collaboration and excellence
Act as the people and technical leader for the AI Platform team
Own the staffing and execution of the team, and driving work on model serving, training compute, agent serving platform, LLM gateway, and associated orchestration layers
Guide architectural discussions and set top-level strategic direction for the company’s AI/ML infrastructure
Work closely with stakeholders, including product managers, engineering managers, and AI/ML teams to plan, execute, and support multiple projects simultaneously
Be responsible for the engineering process in the team and the output of the platform
Own the design, build, and operation of the core AI platform components, including: Model serving and deployment infrastructure, Compute and vendor management (e.g. GPU allocation), MLOps pipelines and tooling, Health, quality, and performance monitoring, Training compute infrastructure, LLM gateway and orchestration layers for agent serving
Set a high standard for your team including software quality; communication; collaboration; and compliance with industry and regulatory standards
Qualification
Required
A strong technologist, with 10+ years of experience building high-performance distributed systems and 3+ years managing AI/ML-focused engineering teams
Comfortable giving constructive feedback on technical designs and code reviews
Skilled in building secure, compliant systems in major cloud platforms (GCP preferred, but other experience welcome)
Skilled at hiring and mentorship, with a track record of helping engineers grow their skills and careers
Expertise with kubernetes, containers, model training and serving, GPU-based capacity planning, and building applications on top of LLMs
Knowledgeable about the software development lifecycle. You view processes such as Kanban and Scrum as tools in a toolbox, and you know which tools to apply in which situations
Up-to-date on industry best-practices and tools, and enjoy learning new things
Excited about being hands-on in a fast-moving, productive, and supportive environment
Willing to pitch in wherever needed
Has thrived in a fast-growing startup, knows how to operate in that environment
Preferred
Has owned an Evaluation Platform for AI/ML models
Has owned data engineering or core infrastructure
Benefits
Generous Time Off: 13 paid holidays, flexible PTO for salaried employees, and accrued time off for hourly employees.
Comprehensive Health Plans: Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for all full-time employees. Abridge covers 100% of the premium for you and 75% for dependents. If you choose a HSA-eligible plan, Abridge also makes monthly contributions to your HSA.
Paid Parental Leave: 16 weeks paid parental leave for all full-time employees.
401k and Matching: Contribution matching to help invest in your future.
Pre-tax Benefits: Access to Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Commuter Benefits.
Learning and Development Budget: Yearly contributions for coaching, courses, workshops, conferences, and more.
Sabbatical Leave: 30 days of paid Sabbatical Leave after 5 years of employment.
Compensation and Equity: Competitive compensation and equity grants for full time employees.
Company
Abridge
Abridge is an AI-driven platform that transforms patient-clinician conversations into structured clinical notes for healthcare industries.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$757.5MKey Investors
Spark CapitalIKS HealthWittington Ventures
2025-06-24Series E· $300M
2025-02-17Series D· $250M
2024-02-23Series C· $150M
Leadership Team
Jonathan Lydon
VP People
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