Obsidian Security was founded in 2017 to solve the unaddressed blindspot of SaaS Security. SaaS applications provide the tools employees need to succeed and hold the business' most critical information. If those tools become unavailable or that data is jeopardized, there is a detrimental impact on the organization.
Obsidian proudly offers the industry's most comprehensive and powerful SaaS defense solution. We are committed to solving the challenge of SaaS Security for our customers as efficiently and effectively as possible.
We're a passionate team optimizing for impact by solving some of the biggest challenges in cybersecurity today. We listen closely to our customers, iterate quickly, and (over) deliver to delight them. Working at Obsidian means contributing to an industry-leading cybersecurity product in an environment where customer satisfaction, privacy, and data ethics are paramount.
Director of Engineering - AI
Job Summary: The Director of AI Engineering is responsible for driving innovation, technical strategy, and execution for Obsidian Security's AI initiative. S/he will build and lead the AI engineering team to enhance our product suite with AI capabilities, key to Obsidian's growth and market differentiation. Detailed responsibilities include:
- Develop and execute the engineering strategy and roadmap to integrate AI technologies into our product suite.
- Work in partnership with Product Line leaders to determine architecture and design decisions to support long-term scalability and efficiency.
- Keep up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies to influence product direction with a focus on innovation.
Team Management & Development:
- Recruit, onboard, and retain a small but talented team of AI Engineers.
- Lead, mentor, and grow early career talent. Inspire and support the team to achieve their full potential.
- Conduct performance evaluations and provide professional development opportunities.
Collaboration & Operational Excellence:
- Collaborate across the Engineering Org to adopt AI coding into the development process for productivity and code quality.
- Work closely with Product Management, Product Line Eng Leaders, Design, and Business teams to define AI technical requirements and roadmaps.
- Articulate technical strategies, challenges, and decisions in a business context, and align engineering priorities with the company's strategic goals.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5-10 years of engineering experience with 3+ years experience managing early career teams.
- Proven success in hiring, managing, and developing early career engineers.
- Strong technical expertise in machine learning, deep learning, NLP, LLM, and AI frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
- Display understanding of the broader business context, including top-line revenue impact and bottom-line operational efficiencies.
- Understand the demands of a fast-paced startup environment and balance the need for long-term strategic vision with short-term execution priorities.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, high emotional intelligence.
At Obsidian, we value diversity and freethinkers and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.
Base Salary Range: $197,000 - $251,000 USD
Employee Benefits:
- Competitive compensation with equity and 401k
- Comprehensive healthcare with dental and vision coverage
- Flexible paid time off and paid holiday time off
- 12 weeks of new parent or family leave
- Personal and professional development resources
For more details on our US benefits, or for information on our international benefits, please see here.
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