webAI™

Director of Applied AI

webAI™

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Austin • Texas • United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

PythonPyTorchTensorflow

About the role

  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of applied AI systems built on webAI’s distributed AI platform.
  • Engage directly with public sector and commercial customers to translate mission needs into technical requirements and scalable solutions.
  • Guide teams in training, fine-tuning, optimizing, and evaluating large language models and multimodal models for domain-specific applications.
  • Oversee technical execution across multiple parallel projects, ensuring high-quality delivery under tight deadlines.
  • Collaborate with Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, and Product teams to align applied AI initiatives with overall product strategy.
  • Build and mentor a high-performing applied AI team, fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, and hands-on problem solving.
  • Drive architectural decisions related to edge inference, distributed processing, privacy-preserving AI, and real-time performance.
  • Establish rigorous evaluation methodologies, benchmarks, and validation frameworks for AI model performance and system reliability.
  • Identify emerging trends, technologies, and research areas that can accelerate mission impact and product differentiation.
  • Present complex technical concepts to leaders, customers, and stakeholders in a clear and compelling manner.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in applied machine learning, AI engineering, or related fields, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
  • Proven track record designing and deploying an AI product.
  • Strong expertise with LLMs, generative AI, machine learning workflows.
  • Hands-on experience building or integrating AI systems for customer-facing applications.
  • Proficiency in Python and modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, etc.).
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple high-impact projects simultaneously.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits package
  • 401(k) match (U.S.-based employees only)
  • $200/month Health & Wellness stipend
  • Continuing Education support
  • $500/year Function Health subscription (U.S.-based employees only)
  • Free parking for in-office employees
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO)
  • Parental leave for eligible employees
  • Supplemental life insurance
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Hard Skills & Tools
applied machine learningAI engineeringlarge language modelsgenerative AImachine learning workflowsPythonPyTorchTensorFlowJAX
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationproblem solvingteam buildingcollaboration