Own the technical vision and strategy for AI across the Asteri platform
Define and evolve Asteri’s approach to LLM-based systems, including retrieval, agentic workflows, and evaluation
Establish standards for AI quality, reliability, safety, and performance in production
Partner closely with the VP of Engineering to ensure AI systems are delivered, operated, and scaled reliably
Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of AI architectures and pipelines
Define evaluation frameworks and metrics to measure AI accuracy, usefulness, and business impact
Guide decisions around model selection, prompting, fine-tuning, routing, and cost-performance tradeoffs
Stay current with advances in applied AI and translate relevant research into practical product improvements
Hire, mentor, and lead AI engineers and applied researchers as the team grows
Support enterprise customer conversations around AI behavior, reliability, and system design when needed

10+ years of experience in AI or ML, applied research, or AI engineering roles
Deep hands-on experience building and deploying LLM-based systems in production
Strong understanding of NLP, machine learning fundamentals, and modern generative AI techniques
Experience designing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems and agentic workflows
Proven ability to evaluate, debug, and improve AI system behavior over time
Strong software engineering fundamentals, including Python
Experience collaborating closely with product and engineering teams to deliver real-world systems
Ability to lead technically while remaining pragmatic and delivery-focused

Head of AI

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