Tech Lead – AI Platform

Mooov | Full-Time | Silicon Valley / Irvine, CA

The RoleWe're looking for a hands-on Tech Lead to drive the design, development, and delivery of both our AI platform and core engineering infrastructure. You'll lead a blended team of AI and general software engineers, set the technical direction across both tracks, and stay deeply involved in the code — this is not a purely managerial role. A key part of your mission is to champion AI-assisted development practices across the entire engineering org. You'll work closely with developers, product, research, and business stakeholders to turn ambitious ideas into production-grade systems.

What You'll Do

Technical Leadership

Own architecture and technical roadmap across the AI platform and core backend/infrastructure teams, staying hands-on across the full stack
Evaluate and adopt emerging AI/ML technologies; set engineering standards for reliability, security, and scalability

AI-Augmented Development

Standardize AI-assisted dev tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) org-wide and build review guardrails for AI-generated code — covering hallucinations, security risks, and performance issues
Define prompt engineering best practices for dev contexts and track velocity improvements via meaningful metrics

Cross-Team Efficiency

Reduce friction across AI, backend, product, and design teams through AI tooling and shared engineering standards that keep all teams interoperable
Translate business requirements into clear, actionable technical plans

Team Management

Lead, mentor, and grow a blended team of AI and software engineers — owning hiring, onboarding, code reviews, and career development
Travel to Irvine, CA as needed

Requirements

Mandarin (普通话) proficiency — required for cross-team communication
5+ years of hands-on software development experience, with at least 2 years in a tech lead or senior engineering role
Deep understanding of AI/ML fundamentals — model architectures, training pipelines, inference optimization, prompt engineering, RAG, fine-tuning, etc.
Solid grasp of the modern AI landscape and ability to rapidly evaluate emerging trends
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD)
Proficiency with modern backend frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Node.js, Django, or similar)
Strong engineering fundamentals: distributed systems, API design, data pipelines, system scalability
Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codeium, or similar); ability to evaluate and standardize tooling across an engineering org and demonstrated ability to review and optimize AI-generated code

Nice to Have

Experience at a top-tier tech company (FAANG, major AI lab, or equivalent) — strongly preferred
Exposure to product-led AI development — building AI features that ship to end users, not just research prototypes
Prior startup or high-growth environment experience

Pay: $150,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Paid time off

Work Location: In person

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