5V Tech · 4 days ago
Lead Edge AI Engineer
5V Tech is a venture-backed technology company focused on building foundational infrastructure for an edge-first AI world. They are seeking a Lead Edge AI Engineer to own the edge-AI engineering roadmap and design systems that enable on-device inference, local training, and collaborative learning across devices.
Responsibilities
Architect and prototype edge-AI pipelines for training, inference, and cross-device collaboration
Build developer-facing APIs and SDKs that hide distributed complexity behind elegant abstractions
Optimize performance across constrained and diverse hardware (GPUs, NPUs, embedded accelerators)
Integrate AI workloads with privacy-preserving and verifiable computation frameworks
Partner closely with product, research, and infrastructure teams to shape the edge-AI developer experience
Mentor engineers and help define a culture focused on precision, performance, and trust
Qualification
Required
Deep experience deploying AI/ML systems in real-world edge environments
Strong proficiency in Rust, Go, C++, or Python
Solid understanding of distributed systems, federated learning, or privacy-preserving AI
Experience working with edge compute constraints and hardware runtimes
Background in a startup or scale-up environment
Proven track record delivering complex systems end-to-end
Strong curiosity around verifiable computing, zero-trust architectures, and data-centric AI
First-principles thinker who wants to build infrastructure that lasts decades
Benefits
Equity
Reward scheme if you can recommend someone for this position, up to $250 for you and an additional $250 to a charity of your choice
Company
5V Tech
5V Tech is a world-leading talent consultancy specialising in scaling tech teams who are working towards solving some of the world’s biggest challenges.
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase