💼 About This Role

You'll define the long-term architecture for A1's AI systems and lead a world-class engineering team. You'll make critical technical decisions that shape scalability and reliability. This is a founding team opportunity to build an engineering organization from the ground up.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Define long-term architecture for AI systems and infrastructure
• Guide key decisions on model integration and data pipelines
• Structure engineering workstreams and align team priorities
• Build and scale engineering team across China and US

📋 Requirements

• System architecture experience with large-scale distributed systems
• Engineering leadership building high-performing teams
• Technical decision-making in ambiguous environments
• Communication skills to align cross-functional teams

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience with AI/ML systems integration
• Background in early-stage startup environments
• Global team building experience

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 🌍 Remote-first work environment
• 🚀 Founding team equity opportunity
• 🌐 Global talent collaboration
• 💡 High autonomy and impact

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks

1. 1Application Review· 1 week
2. 2Hiring Manager Screen· 45 min
3. 3Technical Interview· 60 min
4. 4Final Round with Leadership· 60 min