Head of AI Engineering - Remote Leadership Role

About the Role

We are looking for a Head of AI Engineering to join Yuno in a fully remote capacity. This role is pivotal as you will define Yuno’s AI strategy and lead the execution of AI-powered systems that transform how Yuno operates and innovates. As the Head of AI Engineering, you will go beyond building models; you will build and lead the AI function, shaping the roadmap, architecting scalable platforms, and delivering agentic systems and AI-assisted workflows that help Yuno scale faster than headcount.

What You'll Do

• Define the AI vision and multi-quarter roadmap aligned with Yuno’s business priorities (product, operations, revenue).
• Build and lead a high-performing AI engineering team: hiring, mentoring, performance management, and career development.
• Establish engineering standards for quality, security, observability, evaluation, and responsible AI.
• Architect and oversee delivery of LLM-powered applications that augment and automate key workflows across Yuno.
• Design autonomous AI systems that can execute technical analysis, testing, troubleshooting, and decision-making at scale.
• Identify high-leverage areas where AI can reduce manual work, optimize processes, and increase organizational intelligence.
• Lead fine-tuning, contextual optimization, and evaluation of AI systems using Yuno’s proprietary data.
• Work closely with Engineering, Data, Security, and Infrastructure to build shared AI platform capabilities.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software/AI engineering experience, with 3+ years focused on LLMs, RAG, or agentic systems in production.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams (hiring, mentoring, delivery management) and owning end-to-end outcomes.
• Strong engineering + product mindset — able to balance technical depth with strategic impact and business priorities.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management across Product, Engineering, Data, and Leadership.
• Proficiency in Python (and ideally Go) with production engineering rigor.

Nice to Have

• Experience with LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, and open-source model ecosystems.
• Strong knowledge of embedding strategies, retrieval optimization, and evaluation methodologies.
• Prior experience in fintech/payments or other regulated, data-intensive industries.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation.
• Remote work — work from anywhere.
• Home office bonus — one-time allowance.
• Work equipment provided.
• Stock options.
• Health plan wherever you are.
• Flexible days off.
• Language, professional, and personal growth courses.