Engineering Director/Expert

OKX; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 4,200,000 - 6,200,000; Full time

Job summary

OKX is seeking a Senior Director of AI in Hong Kong to lead both people and product, building a high-calibre AI team while shaping autonomous agent systems from design to production deployment.

You will drive end-to-end delivery of AI Agent products, establish evaluation benchmarks, and integrate AI into core engineering workflows, partnering with product and business teams to align strategy with execution.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or related field (PhD preferred).
• 10+ years in AI/ML research, productization, or platform development including leadership roles at tech firms.
• Deep expertise in LLMs and Generative AI, deep learning, RL, recommender systems.
• Proven track record translating AI capabilities into measurable business outcomes.
• End-to-end delivery experience with autonomous AI Agent products.
• Hands-on experience integrating AI into engineering workflows (AI coding assistants, automated code review, etc.).
• Proficiency in Mandarin and English for cross-regional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and develop a team of AI engineers and researchers; own hiring, growth, and performance.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of autonomous AI Agent products from requirements to production operations.
• Establish benchmark-driven evaluation frameworks replacing manual iteration with quality signals.
• Design and implement Agent Harness infrastructure for stability and reliability.
• Orchestrate creative reasoning steps with guardrails to balance flexibility and control.
• Embed AI Agent capabilities into core products and pipelines to boost developer productivity and business value.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to keep technical direction aligned with priorities.

Skills

AI leadership

Team building

LLMs

Generative AI

Productization

Reinforcement learning

Code integration

Bilingual English/Mandarin

Education

Master’s or PhD in CS/AI

Tools

Python

TensorFlow/PyTorch

LLM Frameworks

Job description

About the Role

OKX is looking for a Senior Director of AI to lead both people and product — building and managing a high-calibre AI team while staying deeply involved in the design, evaluation, and production deployment of autonomous agent systems. This role calls for a leader who leads by doing: technically grounded, sharp on product judgment, and able to translate both into tangible business outcomes.

What You’ll Do

Team Leadership — Build, manage, and develop a team of AI engineers and researchers; own hiring, growth, and performance across the function

Agent Product Delivery — Lead end-to-end delivery of autonomous AI Agent products, covering the full lifecycle from requirements and architecture through to production operations

Eval-Driven Development — Establish benchmark-driven evaluation frameworks that replace manual iteration with quantifiable quality signals across agent systems

Agent Harness Design — Design and implement end-to-end Agent Harness infrastructure to ensure agent stability and reliability in complex, real-world scenarios

LLM Orchestration — Orchestrate creative reasoning steps alongside deterministic guardrails, finding the right balance between flexibility and control

Engineering Workflow Integration — Embed AI Agent capabilities deeply into core products and engineering pipelines, improving both developer productivity and business value

Cross-functional Alignment — Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to ensure technical direction stays tightly aligned with strategic priorities

What We’re Looking For

Must-have

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field (PhD preferred)

10+ years of experience in AI/ML research, productization, or platform development, including core technical or leadership roles at globally recognized technology companies

Deep expertise in LLMs and Generative AI, deep learning, reinforcement learning, recommendation systems, and related areas

Proven track record of translating AI capabilities into measurable business outcomes

End-to-end delivery experience with autonomous AI Agent products, from inception and architecture through to production operations

Hands-on experience integrating AI deeply into engineering and development workflows — such as AI coding assistants, automated code review, or developer productivity tooling

Proficiency in Mandarin and English is required to collaborate across our multilingual, cross-regional teams

Nice to have

Background at an AI-native startup or frontier AI lab, with familiarity with fast-cycle product iteration

AI publications, patents, or industry-recognized technical contributions

Familiarity with the unique technical challenges of applying AI in crypto, fintech, or high-frequency data environments

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