Director, Data & AI/ML Platform Engineering

Stitch Fix

Director leading the engineering organization responsible for data and AI/ML platforms at Stitch Fix. Shaping architectural decisions and driving cross-functional alignment across the company.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $213,000 - $284,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowCloudKafka

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the engineering organization for data and AI/ML platform
Develop petabyte-scale infrastructure for data and AI
Drive cross-functional alignment and strategic platform decisions
Set product vision and roadmap for platform areas
Manage engineering team and grow organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years in software, data, or ML/AI platform engineering
5+ years leading engineering managers or multi-team platform organizations
Track record of owning and evolving production-grade platform systems at scale
History of making and landing consequential architectural decisions in complex environments
Hands-on experience with distributed compute and storage
Experience with Kafka, Flink, and Airflow
Knowledge in MLOps practices
Familiarity with generative AI and LLM orchestration frameworks
Experience building internal developer platforms
Familiarity with cloud-native architecture

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Annual bonus
Grants of restricted stock units
Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
Inclusive health and wellness benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

data engineeringAI/ML platform engineeringdistributed computedistributed storageMLOpscloud-native architecturearchitectural decision makingproduction-grade platform systemsinternal developer platformspetabyte-scale infrastructure

Soft Skills

leadershipcross-functional alignmentstrategic decision makingproduct vision settingteam managementorganizational growth