Vice President, AI Development - 3684338

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

Job summary

Lighthouse Technology Services, Inc. is seeking a Vice President of AI Development to guide the architecture and delivery of autonomous AI platforms from Buffalo, NY. This remote role requires entrepreneurial leadership, deep AI/ML knowledge, and strong technical execution across TypeScript/Node, Python, and cloud infra.

You will spearhead migrations to ECS/Fargate, advance agent kernel hardening, and build end-to-end systems for AI-driven ventures with partners and universities.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, AI/ML, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Production experience shipping TypeScript/Node and Python in real-world environments.
• Hands-on experience with frontier-model APIs from major providers.
• Proven ability to work with Linux, Docker, CI/CD and AWS platforms.
• Security-minded approach to autonomous agent deployment and audits.
• Excellent written and spoken English for technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Bring entrepreneurial mindset to turn ideas into products from concept to launch.
• Own and maintain AI agent runtime platform with multiple services.
• Lead AWS migration from dedicated hosts to ECS/Fargate and RDS.
• Develop safe self-deployment mechanisms and agent kernel hardening.
• Design memory systems for ingestion, provenance, and retrieval.
• Create self-learning loop with audit tools and open-weight models.
• Build operator console in React and consumer app in React Native.
• Define venture engine to identify and launch new initiatives.
• Document architecture decisions and conduct security audits.
• Collaborate with autonomous AI co-founder and represent the company externally.

Skills

Entrepreneurial background

TypeScript/Node

Python

Frontier-model APIs

Linux

Docker

CI/CD

AWS

Security-minded

English proficiency

Education

MS or PhD in CS/AI/ML/EE

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:

• You’ll bring an entrepreneurial mindset to turn ideas into tangible solutions, taking products or projects from concept through launch to real users.
• 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:

• Entrepreneurial background having started and shipped a product, company, or project to real users.
• 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.
• 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

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