Foothill Ventures · 5 months ago
Founding Gen AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expFoothill Ventures is a technology-focused venture fund based in Los Altos, California. They are seeking a Founding Generative AI Engineer to design and build AI systems that integrate human expertise with machine intelligence, focusing on disaster resilience. This role involves technical leadership, team management, and cross-functional collaboration to develop innovative AI solutions.
Angel InvestmentFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Technical Leadership: Drive the development and deployment of cutting-edge computer vision and vision-language models, ensuring alignment with company goals and industry best practices
Team Management: Lead a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative culture, setting clear goals, and ensuring high-quality deliverables
R&D and Innovation: Stay updated with the latest research in vision and vision-language models, identifying and integrating new techniques and technologies to maintain a competitive edge
Model Optimization: Ensure models are efficient, scalable, and optimized for performance across various applications and platforms
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the founders, product managers, data scientists, and other members of the team to align model development with business objectives and product requirements
Qualification
Required
Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, AI, or a related field with a specialization in computer vision, NLP, or machine learning
Minimum of 5 years of experience in computer vision and vision-language models
Deep expertise in LLM applications, human-AI collaboration, and MLOps at scale
Experience leading a team of engineers, with a track record of delivering successful AI projects that involve fine-tuning, training, and deploying LLMs
Expertise designing and implementing machine learning architectures using frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar
Strong knowledge of computer vision algorithms, vision-language integration, and multimodal AI models
Proficiency in Python and experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) for model deployment
Familiarity with image processing libraries, NLP libraries, and LLMs (both, open source and commercial)
Benefits
Comprehensive health insurance
401(k) with company matching
Company
Foothill Ventures
Foothill Ventures is a technology-focused venture fund that invests in seed to A-round startups in the United States.
11-50 employees
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