We are an innovative startup that provides an AI builder and API to help our customers launch AI Companions. Our mission is to revolutionize and help our customers rethink human-AI interaction through AI Companion technology that spans voice, text, and video.
Responsibilities & Scope of work
- Responsible for shaping and executing our AI and Engineering strategy, ensuring the development and implementation of new and innovative solutions that drive our business forward
- Involved in every aspect of the product development process, from brainstorming and ideation to production launch and ongoing development
- Lead efforts to optimize engineering solutions for scalability, performance, and reliability.
- Ensure the security of our data, APIs, and services by maintaining best security practices in specifications and implementations.
- Oversee the certification process surrounding SOC 2, HITRUST, and HIPAA compliance.
- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning, emphasizing our Career Karma values in day-to-day interactions.
- Lead, inspire and develop a high-performing team of AI engineers, backend and full stack engineers to create a leading AI Builder & API.
- Identify and evaluate emerging technologies and trends, proposing innovative solutions to enhance applications.
- Act as a thought leader within Career Karma and the broader AI industry, contributing to technical blogs, conferences, and community engagement
- Ability to balance being strategic and seeing the big picture with the details and work on day-to-day tasks
- Collaborate and partner with the Career Karma leadership team to enable the success of our business and team.
Requirements & What They Bring
- Proven experience in a leadership role overseeing AI initiatives, generative AI products, machine learning, and data engineering.
- Experience building developer tools and APIs
- Proven track record of leading and delivering complex projects from conception to production
- Deep and extensive understanding of AI and ML, GenerativeAI, software architecture, design principles, and best practices
- Experience successfully leading and enabling an Engineering team
- Experience in a startup that has grown from early stage
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Display high emotional intelligence and a growth mindset
- Fluent in English
Nice to have
- Experience as a founder or the first Engineering/Tech team member in an AI startup
- Prior experience with the following tools and technologies would be a plus:
- Designing Cognitive Architectures
- LangChain and LangGraph
- VectorDBs
- Building AI Agents, Familiar with the REACT Architecture Pattern
- Creating systems for Evaluation & Testing of LLMs & Agents
- Experience working remotely