Director of AI Engineering

Talkiatry 🗣️🧠🏥

Remote regions

US

Salary range

$230,000–$270,000/year

Benefits

Job Description

Drive AI innovations that make high quality mental healthcare more accessible. As the founding member of the AI technical team, define and execute its roadmap, and lead cross-functional efforts spanning engineering, clinical, compliance, and product teams. Define and lead the AI roadmap across experimentation, model evaluation, deployment, and iteration. Architect systems to support safe and scalable LLM interactions—including prompt chaining, memory retention, and RAG pipelines. Develop strategies for model selection and cost-effective inference at scale. Design and implement experiments to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and impact of AI innovations. Build and scale a high-performing AI team across machine learning, data science, MLOps, and backend infrastructure. Serve as the AI technical authority in conversations with external vendors, cloud partners, compliance officers, and executive stakeholders. Partner with legal and clinical teams to ensure HIPAA compliance and safe handling of sensitive patient data.

About Talkiatry

Talkiatry transforms psychiatry with accessible, human, and responsible care. We’re a national mental health practice co-founded by a patient and a triple-board-certified psychiatrist.

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