Vice President, AI Development

Lighthouse Technology Services, Inc; Buffalo (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work in Buffalo, NY

Direct placement

Job summary

Lighthouse Technology Services, Inc. is seeking a Vice President of AI Development for a direct placement, remote in Buffalo, NY. You will own the AI agent runtime platform, lead AWS migration, and build the autonomous kernel with a focus on secure self-deployment.

You will also drive the memory system, self-learning loop, and venture engine from concept to revenue. Applicants should hold an MS or PhD in CS/AI, have production experience with TypeScript/Node and Python, and be proficient with

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in CS/AI with research or industry experience.
• Production experience shipping TypeScript/Node and Python.
• Hands-on experience with frontier-model APIs from major providers.
• Security-conscious approach for autonomous deployment systems.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain AI agent runtime platform with 16+ sibling services.
• Lead AWS migration to ECS/Fargate and RDS with a cutover plan.
• Build and harden the autonomous agent kernel and merge fences.
• Develop memory system of record for ingestion, provenance and retrieval.
• Create self-learning loop with audit tools and pinned open-weights models.
• Build operator console in React and React Native with real-time voice lane.
• Design venture engine to identify and launch new business initiatives.
• Take ventures from proposal through product build to revenue generation.
• Document architecture decisions with context, alternatives and safeguards.

Skills

TypeScript/Node.js

Python

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

Linux

Security

Frontier-model APIs

Agent frameworks

English communication

Education

MS or PhD in Computer Science or AI/ML

Tools

Anthropic API

OpenAI API

Google AI

xAI

Job description

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Vice President, AI Development position!

This is a direct placement opportunity and will be remote in Buffalo, NY. No C2C or subcontracting arrangements will be considered.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Own and maintain the AI agent runtime platform with 16+ sibling services including TypeScript/NestJS, Python, and Postgres
• Lead AWS migration from dedicated host infrastructure to ECS/Fargate and RDS under ratified cutover plan
• Build and harden the autonomous agent kernel, locks, and merge fence enabling safe self-deployment
• Develop memory system of record including ingestion, provenance, consolidation, and retrieval capabilities
• Create self-learning loop with audit instruments and pinned open-weights model
• Build operator console using React, consumer app with React Native, and real-time voice lane
• Design and implement venture engine for identifying, researching, and launching new business initiatives
• Take ventures from blank-page proposal through research, product build, and revenue generation
• Author Architecture Decision Records documenting context, alternatives, safeguards, and outcome reviews
• Implement security hardening program across three deployment phases with independent re-audit acceptance
• Build evaluation framework including regression fixtures, break-in tests, and monthly frontier-model audits
• Work directly with autonomous AI co-founder on daily basis to advance platform capabilities
• Represent company at universities, Empire AI community, and with partners and vendors

What You'll Need to Have:

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, AI/ML, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent discipline
• Production experience shipping code with TypeScript/Node and Python in real-world environments
• Hands-on experience with frontier-model APIs such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, or xAI
• Proven expertise with Linux, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms with AWS preferred
• Entrepreneurial background having started and shipped a product, company, or project to real users
• Security-minded approach understanding adversarial threats to autonomous agent deployment systems
• Excellent written and spoken English for creating technical documentation and decision records
• Experience with agent frameworks, retrieval systems, and evaluation harnesses beyond tutorials
• U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status required; no visa sponsorship available

Pay Range: $120,000 - $150,000