MBN Solutions are supporting an Applied AI start-up, based in San Francisco to find their next AI Engineering Lead. The company builds the next generation of
personal AI —private, user-owned, and designed to run directly on people’s devices. They require an AI
technical leader
(former CTO or senior tech lead of a consumer AI product) who shares our passion for
privacy and user sovereignty .
Responsibilities
Lead application development across
desktop, mobile, and future platforms , shaping how individuals interact with their own AI.
Qualifications
Experience deploying AI in real-world consumer products
Strong grasp of modern language model architectures, quantization & on-device optimization
Hands-on familiarity with the open-source AI stack (e.g. lightweight inference runtimes, device-level ML frameworks)
Deep knowledge of native app ecosystems (especially Apple platforms)
Background in system-level programming & performance tuning
Contributions to open-source or research in AI/ML
Experience with trusted execution, enclaves, or privacy-preserving ML
Seniority
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Analyst
Industries
Research Services and IT Services and IT Consulting
Compensation & Location
Base pay range: $200,000.00/yr - $300,000.00/yr
Location: San Francisco, Remote US Based Options Available
Apply now and help shape what’s next.