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Hanwha AI Center

Head of Software Engineering

Hanwha AI Center, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Location:

San Francisco, CA

Reports to:

Managing Director

Employment Type:

Onsite Full-time

Salary Range:

$450k-$600k

About Hanwha AI Center Hanwha Life is Korea’s oldest and 2nd largest life insurer with $120B of assets under management. Its San Francisco Office, Hanwha Life Digital Lab is the lead operator of the Hanwha AI Center, an applied artificial intelligence research and development center, jointly operated with other industry leading financial subsidiaries of the Hanwha Group, where the AI Center’s role is to create new products, services and applications leveraging the power of artificial intelligence.

About This Role Hanwha Life Digital Lab is seeking a Head of Software Engineering whose role is to build and manage a software engineering capability designed to support the firm’s software development requirements with a special focus on Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain applications.

The role will start by building from ground-up, a cost-efficient, in-house software development capability that is based overseas (Europe, Asia or LATAM), which can support the development requirements of the firm. After the development foundation is built, the hire will manage the team to build software that the firm requires.

The role will also serve as a technical specialist to the greater Hanwha Finance Network (composed of several entities collaborating with the Hanwha AI Center) in its efforts to implement AI and Blockchain powered products and services into its core businesses.

What You’ll Do

Build from ground up an in-house Software Development capability, specializing in Artificial Intelligence and/or Blockchain product development

Manage a Software Development team for development projects

Serve as a technical specialist and architect for software development initiatives

Partake in a cross-functional team of designers, researchers and product managers, where the position will advise/recommend development approaches for AI and/or Blockchain-powered products

Assess technical capabilities/skills of any potential engineering hires and third-party solutions providers

Assess capability gaps in the current development capabilities and provide solutions to mitigate shortfalls

What We’re Looking For Minimum Qualifications

Minimum of ten years of experience in software engineering with five years of management experience

Proven track record (five years) in building products and platforms at scale

Strong full-stack development capability/history (Mobile, Web, Desktop, Cloud, AI/ML, Blockchain)

Capability of designing architecture for a fully implemented cloud based technical solution

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience building and managing an overseas engineering workforce

Experience integrating financial platform APIs and legacy systems

Experience in scaling VC-backed fintech startups

What We Offer

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development and learning opportunities

Exposure to cutting-edge AI and/or Blockchain-enabled business models in financial services

Mentorship from industry experts

Ready to Join Us? If you’re passionate about building world-class engineering teams, architecting cutting-edge AI and blockchain solutions, and transforming financial services at global scale, we want to hear from you!

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