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VP of Engineering Applications, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required, Work From Home


Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 10 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 7 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

VP of Engineering Applications Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required Work From Home

 

As the VP of Engineering Applications you will turn intelligence into a real product.  The VP of Engineering Applications is responsible for the engineering systems teams and execution that turn Machine Learning (ML) capability into reliable fast and intuitive user experiences across backend mobile and desktop platforms.  The VP of Engineering Applications role is a senior engineering leader who stays close to the product makes hard technical decisions and holds a high bar for quality and delivery.  This position is 100% Remote.

 

VP of Engineering Applications Responsibilities:

 

- Own the application engineering strategy and execution across backend mobile and desktop.

- Lead and grow a small senior applications team including backend mobile and desktop engineers.

- Set the architectural direction for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered product workflows APIs and client integrations.

- Ensure AI capabilities are integrated into the product with clear abstractions predictable behavior and graceful failure modes.

- Partner closely with Machine Learning leadership to translate model capability into shippable product features.

- Make high-impact decisions across latency cost reliability security and user experience.

- Establish clear ownership boundaries across backend mobile and desktop to prevent architectural drift.

- Ensure production readiness: observability monitoring retries fallbacks privacy and cost controls.

- Balance speed and discipline shipping quickly without compromising long-term system quality.

 

VP of Engineering Applications Outcomes:

 

- Reliable low-latency Artificial Intelligence (AI) user experiences across backend mobile and desktop

- Clear architectural boundaries that allow teams to move fast without constant rewrites.

- Measurable improvements in system performance stability and production reliability.

- Strong observability and operational discipline across all application systems.

- A small senior team that ships frequently owns what they build and raises the technical bar.

- Team members are empowered growing in their roles and able to make high-impact contributions.


Qualifications :

VP of Engineering Applications Qualifications:

 

- Significant experience leading application or product engineering for complex systems.

- Artificial Intelligence (AI) experience required.

- Strong hands-on background building and shipping backend systems used in production.

- Experience delivering Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered products with a deep understanding of model integration trade-offs.

- Excellent system design skills across services APIs clients and data flows.

- Comfort operating across platforms (backend mobile desktop) even if your depth is in one.

- Proven ability to make high-impact technical decisions under ambiguity.

- A strong bias toward shipping iteration and learning from real-world usage.

- Low ego strong judgment and the ability to raise the technical bar for the entire applications organization.

 

Benefits include medical insurance Dental Vision Savings Plan Options PTO etc.

 

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Remote Work :

Yes


Employment Type :

Full-time