KUNGFU.AI · 19 hours ago
Director of Engineering
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/ExecutiveKUNGFU.AI is a management consulting and engineering firm focused exclusively on artificial intelligence. As a Director of Engineering, you will provide technical leadership to a team of engineers, instill best practices, and promote team growth while managing technical risks and ensuring project success.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyMachine Learning
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Providing technical and non-technical leadership to a team of 5-8 engineers, including career development, performance evaluations, and regular one-on-one meetings
Collaborating with other Directors of Engineering to create new processes, implement engineering methodologies, identify best practices, define fiscal year budgets, etc
Acting as a cultural steward by promoting team growth and innovation, while fostering a scalable engineering organization
Managing technical risks across various projects, as well as non-project internal initiatives and ensuring smooth execution
Communicating technical decisions to stakeholders, resolving blocking issues, and keeping the engineering team operating smoothly
Assisting with resource planning, hiring, and project staffing
Working collaboratively with other delivery leaders (project management, strategy, business development, account management) to ensure successful project outcomes, ongoing team well-being, and client satisfaction
Consulting with our Growth team to understand prospective client needs to accurately scope and successfully deliver solutions
Serving as the technical authority on client engagements, including attending meetings, managing relationships, and creating project artifacts
Giving direction on best practices related to software engineering, machine learning engineering and architecture design
Qualification
Required
Extensive hands-on experience building and deploying production AI/ML solutions, both traditional and modern
A growth mindset and an insatiable curiosity around AI and AI-related technologies
Expert practitioner in the technologies the team builds, including natural language and computer vision applications using object-oriented code design, containerized deployments, cloud infrastructure, and common open source machine learning libraries
Experience in mentorship, management, and contributing to the growth of engineering teams that have built AI/ML systems
Demonstrated ability to form trusting relationships with team members through servant leadership
Commitment to fostering psychologically safe and team-first environments
Experience working in early-stage companies and leading engineering teams through significant growth
Excellent communication skills capable of conveying complex systems to technical and non-technical audiences
Benefits
Company stock grant
Top ('gold') level of health, dental and vision insurance (KUNGFU.AI covers 100% of your premiums and 50% for any dependents)
Health and dependent flexible spending accounts
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Unlimited vacation (that you're encouraged to take)
Paid parental leave
Company
KUNGFU.AI
KUNGFU.AI provides data, machine learning and artificial intelligence services.
Founded in 2017
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Stephen Straus
Co-Founder and CEO
Ron Green
Co-Founder & CTO
Recent News
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