Remote Director, AI Foundations Engineering — Scale AI

Ladders; United States; On-site; USD 195,000 - 361,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, life, and disability benefits

401(k) with company match

Generous paid time off

Performance-based incentives and (equ)

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Director, AI Foundations Engineering to shape scalable AI foundations across the enterprise, partnering with product, data, and technology teams to define standards, operating models, and governance that support reliable delivery.

The role will drive modernization efforts, build reusable capabilities, and lead cross‑functional teams to deliver AI products with long‑term platform value from an entirely remote US base.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred in a related field.
• 8+ years of AI engineering experience with product strategy experience.
• Experience translating business needs into scalable AI solutions.
• Strong cross-functional leadership across multiple teams.
• Experience coaching and developing product managers.
• Excellent strategic, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of AI foundations for scalable use cases.
• Define and implement engineering standards and development practices.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align platform capabilities with enterprise needs.
• Oversee engineering teams creating reusable tools and components for AI products.
• Drive modernization and integration efforts with AI capabilities.
• Monitor operations and user feedback for continuous optimization.
• Establish operating models and governance for AI delivery.

Skills

AI engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Product strategy and delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching product managers

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Director, AI Foundations Engineering to shape scalable AI foundations across the enterprise, partnering with product, data, and technology teams to define standards, operating models, and governance that support reliable delivery.

The role will drive modernization efforts, build reusable capabilities, and lead cross‑functional teams to deliver AI products with long‑term platform value from an entirely remote US base.