Vice President/Managing Director, Research - San Francisco, CA, United States - Focal Systems

Description

Vice President of Engineering

Location:
San Francisco, CA (local candidates only)

Type:
Full time salaried
2m USD annual total compensation (including value of stock options)
Focal Systems is the industry leader in retail AI solutions. We are a Silicon Valley based startup that has more than doubled in size every year since inception. We are a Deep Learning first company. Our mission is to automate and optimize brick and mortar retail using deep learning computer vision. We are looking for smart, creative and passionate people who want to help build a great and enduring company and deploy Deep Learning to the world
We have a global engineering team so you will need to support engineers in all geographies.

We are looking for a VP of Engineering to take over from the CEO to lead and grow our globally distributed engineering teams.

In this pivotal role, you will helm the management of both backend, infra, deep learning, embedded, and frontend engineering groups, who are the architects and custodians of our advanced retail AI solutions.

You will be at the forefront of developing strategies and implementing processes that ensure our engineering teams operate at the peak of efficiency and creativity.

Your expertise is not just in managing, but in rolling up your sleeves and actually solving these massively difficult scaling challenges at lower and lower price points.

Your role is critical in shaping the future of our AI solutions, ensuring they remain at the cutting edge of technology and customer satisfaction.

Your vision and leadership will be the driving force behind our engineering excellence, propelling our company to new heights in the ever-evolving landscape of AI technology.

Manage a team of engineers to ensure our technical infrastructure from backend to frontend is developed and maintained to the highest standard
Help to build processes and tools that help create an outstanding developer experience for our engineering teams
Oversee the development of scalable data heavy backend infrastructure using Python, FastAPI, Kafka and more
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of backend infrastructure with frontend UIs
Set clear objectives, performance expectations, and development goals for your team, and provide regular feedback and coaching
Advanced degree in Computer Science or related field
~10+ years of experience in software development
~5+ years of experience leading top-tier engineering teams
~ Strong experience in Python, experience in React is desirable
~ Strong experience in deploying and maintaining scalable data heavy infrastructure
~ Able to work in our SF office 2x per week

We are a team of hard-working, fun-loving professionals from some of the most eminent universities, research labs, and tech companies of our time.

We pride ourselves on recruiting exceptional individuals to help us redefine the state-of-the-art.

We work with 10+ of the largest retailers in the world and have a world-class roster of investors, advisors and partners to support & advise us in our endeavors.

Competitive salary and attractive stock options
Education grants
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