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Oscar

Lead AI Engineer

Oscar, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Base pay range: $225,000 - $275,000 per year

Location:

San Francisco, California (Remote) Job Type:

Full-Time

About Us We are a rapidly growing technology company at the forefront of AI‑driven data intelligence and analytics. Our platform empowers organizations across multiple industries to unlock the full potential of their data through advanced machine learning, predictive analytics, and intelligent automation. We serve clients in biotech, fintech, healthcare, energy, real estate, and enterprise technology sectors.

The Role We’re looking for a Lead AI Engineer to architect and deploy production‑grade AI/ML systems that solve real business problems. You’ll lead technical initiatives, build scalable infrastructure, mentor a team, and stay hands‑on with code. This is not about building demos – it’s about shipping models that work at scale and drive measurable business impact.

What You’ll Do Build & Architect

Design and implement scalable AI/ML infrastructure and pipelines from the ground up

Develop production machine learning models for data classification, predictive analytics, and anomaly detection

Build NLP systems for unstructured data analysis and intelligent automation

Create robust MLOps workflows for continuous training, deployment, and monitoring

Lead & Mentor

Lead a team of AI/ML engineers and data scientists

Set technical direction and establish best practices for the team

Conduct code reviews and provide hands‑on guidance on complex problems

Foster a culture of experimentation, learning, and shipping fast

Ship & Scale

Deploy models to production with proper monitoring, logging, and alerting

Optimize performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale

Implement CI/CD practices for ML systems

Work cross‑functionally with product, engineering, and data teams

Innovate

Stay current with AI/ML research and evaluate new techniques

Prototype and validate emerging technologies (LLMs, generative AI, etc.)

Drive innovation in how we leverage AI for data intelligence

Contribute to technical discussions and strategy

You Have Required Qualifications

8+ years of hands‑on experience building and deploying AI/ML systems in production

3+ years leading technical projects or teams

Deep expertise with modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit‑learn)

Strong Python skills and software engineering fundamentals

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Proven track record shipping ML models that handle real‑world scale and complexity

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Bonus Points

Master’s or PhD in ML/AI or related field

Experience with LLMs, generative AI, or foundation models

Background in MLOps tools (MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker)

Knowledge of data governance or privacy‑preserving ML

Experience in fintech, healthcare tech, or data platforms

Open‑source contributions or publications

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $225,000 – $275,000

Equity package

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Flexible PTO policy

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