McAfee · 11 hours ago
Senior Director, Software Engineering – AI ML Engineering
Frisco, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
10+ years expMcAfee is a leader in personal security for consumers, and they are seeking a hands-on technical leader to architect and deploy on-device small language models for consumer security at scale. The role involves leading a team of engineers while being deeply involved in technical architecture and implementation, focusing on building high-performance AI models that run directly on user devices.
Consumer ElectronicsEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologyNetwork Security
Responsibilities
Design and deploy small language models optimized for on-device inference (Mac, iOS, Android, Linux)
Lead model optimization efforts including quantization, pruning, distillation, and efficient inference pipelines
Fine-tune models to improve tool selection accuracy and conversational behavior in security-focused workflows
Build evaluation frameworks to measure model efficacy, tool-calling accuracy, conversation quality, and safety in production
Create synthetic data and workflow simulations to train and validate security-relevant conversations
Partner closely with agent orchestration systems to optimize multi-turn dialogue behavior and state handling
Implement cost-optimization strategies such as intelligent on-device vs. cloud routing, prompt caching, batching, and token efficiency
Integrate cloud-based LLMs when deeper reasoning or broader context is required
Build production ML systems that detect threats and protect users directly on-device
Set technical standards and architectural direction for AI/ML across the security platform
Mentor principal engineers and architects while remaining hands-on
Qualification
Required
10+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years focused on ML/AI
Proven experience shipping ML models to production with transferrable skills to deploy these on edge or mobile platforms
Experience with conversational AI systems and tool/function-calling architectures
Strong Python and systems programming skills (C++ or Rust) for performance-critical code
Deep expertise in model optimization (INT4/INT8 quantization, pruning, distillation)
Hands-on experience with PyTorch and at least one edge deployment framework (TensorFlow Lite, CoreML, ONNX Runtime, or llama.cpp)
Experience building evaluation and benchmarking frameworks for ML systems
Preferred
Experience applying ML systems in security, safety, or other adversarial domains
Master's degree in CS, ML, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
Benefits
Bonus Program
Pension and Retirement Plans
Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
Support for Community Involvement
Company
McAfee
McAfee is an online security company that provides virus alerts and analysis on malware, network security threats, and web vulnerabilities.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2022-03-01Private Equity
2022-03-01Debt Financing
2021-11-08Acquired
Leadership Team
Craig Boundy
Chief Executive Officer
Steve Grobman
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
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