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FULL-TIME Role || Director Of AI Engineering
Tek PyramidsArlington, VA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 20 Jul 2026
Quick Overview
Work Type
On Site
Level
Leader
Job Description
| Role | Director of AI Engineering |
| Location | Arlington, VA (100% Onsite) |
| Duration | Full-Time ROLE |
| Interview Note | Greenfield AI Engineering team. Will build and lead the AI Engineering function, hire the team, define AI strategy and architecture, and remain hands-on with AI/ML system design and early implementation. |
Qualifications (Required)
- 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or Machine Learning Engineering, including 3+ years leading technical teams.
- Hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying production AI/ML systems at enterprise scale.
- Advanced experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) including:
- Self-hosting open-weight models
- Model serving
- Quantization
- Inference optimization
- GPU utilization
- Experience designing and deploying Agentic AI systems.
- Strong experience with both Cloud and On-Prem GPU infrastructure.
- Proven experience hiring, building, and leading high-performing engineering teams.
- Experience with AI infrastructure procurement, capacity planning, and vendor management.
- Ability to define AI strategy, architecture, engineering standards, and build AI platforms from the ground up.
- Hands-on technical leadership with the ability to drive architecture and early development efforts while growing the team.
Preferred Skills
- Databricks
- Experience deploying AI/ML solutions in Operational Technology (OT), Industrial, or Safety-Critical environments.
- Ontology / Semantic Modeling
Skills
Machine Learning
Capacity Planning
Databricks
Procurement
Vendor Management
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