Head of AI & Engineering - Scale ML at Remote

Theta

United States

Remote

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Theta seeks a senior engineering and data science leader to own the engineering roadmap and lead the data science team. You will direct model scaling, cloud deployments, and AI-assisted workflows, ensuring reliable delivery for client engagements and instrumentation for scalable operations.

As a key member, you will shape technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with clients to align data strategies with business goals, while extending the existing R-based production stack with C++

Qualifications

  • Built and operated production data or ML systems end to end at scale on cloud infrastructure.
  • Experienced with R-based production stack and C++ integration.
  • Ability to lead a data science team and engage with clients.
  • Familiar with AI-assisted workflows and tooling.

Responsibilities

  • Architect thousands of models execution on cloud and deploy in client environments.
  • Build reliable data pipelines from raw client files to validated outputs.
  • Set testing, validation, and deployment standards; review code and designs.
  • Lead the data science team with hands-on guidance and problem solving.
  • Explain technical methods to clients and understand their stacks.

Skills

Production data systems
Cloud infrastructure
R
C++
Data pipelines
Team leadership
Client engagement

Education

BS/MS in CS/SE or related field

Tools

R
C++
GCP
AWS
Azure
Databricks
Snowflake
Rcpp
CI/CD

Job description

Theta seeks a senior engineering and data science leader to own the engineering roadmap and lead the data science team. You will direct model scaling, cloud deployments, and AI-assisted workflows, ensuring reliable delivery for client engagements and instrumentation for scalable operations.

As a key member, you will shape technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with clients to align data strategies with business goals, while extending the existing R-based production stack with C++

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