Engineering Director/Expert

P2P; Makkah Region; On-site; SAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will own end-to-end delivery of agent products, establish benchmark-driven evaluation, design agent harness infrastructure, orchestrate LLMs with guardrails, and embed AI into core engineering pipelines to drive business value.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Team leadership

AI/ML productization

LLMs & Generative AI

End-to-end delivery

AI workflow integration

Mandarin & English

Education

Master's or PhD in Computer Science/AI

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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