AI Engineering Lead at Hex Technologies

San Francisco, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Jun, 26

Salary

329000.0

Posted On

25 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

People Management, AI Technology, ML Systems, LLMs, Transformer Models, Agentic Workflows, Context Management, Agentic Evals, Experimental Design, Communication, Collaboration, Talent Attraction, Talent Retention, Search Systems

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Description

About the role: Come define the future of AI Engineering at the company building the world’s leading agentic data science and analytics platform. As our AI Engineering Lead, you will accelerate the product and company by leveraging frontier AI technology and techniques, collaborating closely with product and engineering, and building and developing a world-class team of AI Engineers. What you will do: Stay up-to-date on the latest in AI technology and work with engineering teams to push the frontier of product capabilities Define and implement the future of the AI Engineering function at Hex as we scale Hire and mentor an exceptional team of AI Engineers Support an exceptional developer and research experience for teams working with AI technology Deliver high-performing shared AI infrastructure, including search systems About You: You have 4+ years of people management experience and leading high-performing teams You have deep familiarity with modern AI technology as well as classical ML systems and a passion for sharing that with others. Technologies of particular interest include LLMs and transformer models, agentic workflows, context management, and agentic evals. You are obsessed with driving business outcomes and delivering value to customers You are rigorous but pragmatic, balancing good experimental design with early-stage agility You are a strong communicator and love collaborating with other roles and teams to drive outcomes You are a talent magnet, with the ability to attract and retain exceptional AI talent About Hex Hex is growing our team of builders on a mission to make everyone a data person. Our platform solves key pain points with today's data and analytics tooling, and empowers anyone to explore data using natural language, with or without code, on trusted context. Thousands of customers like Ramp, Figma, Stubhub, Anthropic, and Gamma love Hex for our beautiful UI, agentic superpowers, and boundless flexibility. Hex has raised over $100M from leading investors like Sequoia, a16z, Snowflake and Amplify. With office hubs in San Francisco and New York, as well as remote team members throughout the US and UK, we're a high-agency team that ships fast and has fun doing it. Check out our Intro to Hex video and employee handbook to learn more about what it's like to work at Hex. This is a full-time role based out of either our San Francisco or New York office. Employees are encouraged to come into the office at least twice a week, with Tuesdays and Thursdays being our main in-person days. In addition to our unique culture, Hex proudly offers a competitive total rewards package, including but not limited to, market-benched salary & equity, comprehensive health benefits, and flexible paid time off. The salary range for this role is: $246,000 - $329,000 The salary range shown may be a reflection of additional factors such as geographical location and skill ranges/levels we’re open to. Placement in the salary range will be decided upon completion of the interview process, taking into account factors like leaving room for growth, internal fairness & parity, your demonstrated skills, and the depth of your experience. Our Recruiting team will be able to provide more details during the interview process. By submitting an application the candidate consents to the use of their personal information in accordance with the Hex Privacy policy: https://learn.hex.tech/docs/trust/privacy-policy.

Responsibilities

The AI Engineering Lead will accelerate the product and company by leveraging frontier AI technology and techniques, collaborating closely with product and engineering teams. This role involves defining and implementing the future of the AI Engineering function, hiring and mentoring a world-class team, and delivering high-performing shared AI infrastructure.