Vice President of Engineering - Santa Clara, CA, United States - Waldo

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Co-Founder @ Waldo | Empowering Founders & Startups

We have a client looking for their Founding VP of Engineering

MUST be: an x-CTO & Co-founder, 1 or two times or more

Responsibilities

Hands-on leader who codes everyday - Oversee the development and maintenance of an All-in-one AI-medical assistant AI platform that enables the rapid creation, testing, and deployment of machine learning models. The solution should be scalable and developed with bias mitigation in mind.

Team Leadership and Development: Recruiting (continuously scan and evaluate) Engineers, contractors, agencies to build a world-class team of Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

AI Model Development: Delivering features fast as "speed is our currency." Lead the development and deployment of advanced AI models to enhance user experience, safety, and outcomes across the entire product funnel. This includes ideation, model development, validation, and implementation.

Innovation: Always drive First Principles thinking while keeping abreast of the latest AI trends, AI Platforms, applications, and best practices, and advise on potential adoption to drive competitive advantage.

Privacy, Security, Compliance: Build secure, privacy-preserving and compliant products with the best interest of the user in mind. In the US, make sure our products are always in compliance with regulatory requirements like SOC2, HIPAA, etc.

Operational Efficiency: Lead engineers as the organization grows while being able to talk to customers daily. Implement AI tools to optimize operational efficiency across the organization, working closely with cross-functional teams to understand customer needs and develop AI solutions that drive improvement. Foster a data-driven culture, promoting the use of AI in decision-making processes.

Strategic Planning: Collaborate with the tech leadership and the executive team to define strategy and goals, ensuring alignment with the broader business objectives.

Qualifications

S/MS/PhDMS degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, or a related field. A PhD would be considered a plus.

Minimum of 5 years of experience working on comprehensive full-stack solutions building in multiple stacks and delivering intuitive products with exceptional ability used by 100K customers.

Proven experience in a similar leadership role, preferably in a product-led tech company in a capacity with Growth Mindset. Any previous experience as a Technical Co-founder of a startup or MAANG high level leadership is a plus.

Ability to work as an exceptional individual contributor, with a proven strong track record of building, managing, and developing high-performing teams without compromise on quality of talent.

Expert in modern AI technologies (including generative AI), machine learning models, data analytics, and the underlying infrastructure & engineering to reliably deploy these models at scale.

Expert in Machine Learning and building reliable/high availability AI/ML systems.

Ability to communicate complex data insights in a clear and actionable way to non-technical stakeholders.

Highly motivated, proactive, and collaborative team player with the ability to persuade others and influence outcomes

Values

Our Values:

We're here to save lives

Dream Big "Think 100x"

Launch then listen

Move fast (Speed is our currency)

Transparency builds trust

Change is the only constant

First principles thinking

Try a lot of stuff and keep what works.

Work smart, long and hard

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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