[Hiring] Senior Director, AI Engineering @Dataminr

Role Description

Dataminr is searching for a visionary Senior Director of AI Engineering to lead and inspire the team of engineers building the AI and data engine powering Dataminr’s real-time intelligence platform. This pivotal role demands a leader who can bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI research and scalable, real-world product deployment. You will drive technical strategies that translate complex AI, Deep Learning and Machine Learning innovations into tangible business impact.

• Oversee all technical aspects of how different AI models’ outputs impact the quality of content produced by our AI platform.
• Work closely with scientists, engineers, and product managers to drive and deliver state of the art solutions at scale in multiple areas relevant to real-time detection of events in public data sources (NLP, CV, IR, Knowledge Graphs, etc).
• Define and track quality and cost metrics for models as well as for their integrated end-to-end performance in relation to key business goals.
• Hands-on modification of workflows, evaluations, and outputs of models.
• Lead other engineers and scientists, directing changes to technical approaches.
• Excel in placing a human-centered focus on the work (context, end-user impact, etc), finding solutions that work in practice, and have significant impact.

Qualifications

• Strong technical background required: graduate degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering.
• At least 7 years of industry experience as a software engineer in a cloud-native environment (AWS, Kubernetes).
• At least 5 years experience leading software engineers in an AI team.
• Experience with deep learning frameworks, LLMs, agent harnesses, compound AI systems (PyTorch, Langfuse, LangGraph, Weaviate, A2A, etc).
• Hands-on experience in developing and deploying Machine Learning/Deep Learning/LLMs at large scale in NLP, CV, IR, or a related field, preferably in a real-time setting.
• Demonstrated track record of driving and delivering on multiple complex AI projects.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Deep understanding of research stages, and the ability to connect multiple complex technologies in end-to-end solutions.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements.
• Offices all over the world to foster collaboration.
• Generous PTO and sick leave.
• Competitive benefits package aimed at keeping all employees happy and healthy.

Company Description

At Dataminr, we are a mission driven team of talented builders, creators and visionaries who have real-world impact on how organizations are able to respond to events. Dataminr’s groundbreaking, AI-powered, intelligence platform provides organizations with the earliest signals of emerging risks, events, and threats before they unfold.

• Founded in 2009, we have pioneered the world’s first real-time event detection platform.
• Trusted by two-thirds of the Fortune 50 and half of the Fortune 100.
• Our platform analyzes billions of public data inputs spanning text, image, video, audio and sensor data across 150+ languages.
• We focus on developing our revolutionary technology while ensuring our employees are supported.