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Head of Engineering, AI Platform

Starburst
Location
India
Posted
23 days ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 10+ years of engineering experience
  • 3+ years of experience leading an engineering team
  • Experience building platform or infrastructure products
  • Experience running LLM systems in production
  • Ability to articulate decisions made in product development
  • Product curiosity and user-focused mindset
Nice to have
  • Experience taking an internal platform external
  • Experience with agentic systems or LLM serving at scale
  • Comfort across Python and JVM ecosystems
  • Experience with data systems or SQL engines
  • Experience running multiple models behind one platform
What the job really is

As the Head of Engineering for the AI Platform at Starburst, you will be responsible for owning the agent platform roadmap, hiring and leading a team of engineers, and making architectural decisions. You will work closely with both internal teams and external customers, ensuring that the platform meets the needs of its users while maintaining high standards for performance and reliability.

Benefits
  • Competitive pay
  • Attractive stock grants
  • Flexible paid time off
Things to weigh
  • No specific salary listed
  • Role involves both leadership and hands-on coding
  • Expectations for high accountability and performance
  • Must operate autonomously across time zones
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