Director of AI Engineering – Generative AI & Autonomous Systems

Extreme Networks
Toronto
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Mentoring","Strategic thinking","Influencing","Team-building"]

A leadership role directing AI engineering strategy and delivery, building and scaling an AI-enabled platform. You’ll set the roadmaps, mentor senior engineers, ensure responsible AI practices, and drive end-to-end productionization of AI solutions across enterprise products, leveraging LLMs, multi-agent systems, and cloud-native architectures.

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Extreme Networks
Extreme Networks
11 months ago

Director of AI Engineering – Generative AI & Autonomous Systems

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Job Summary

A leadership role directing AI engineering strategy and delivery, building and scaling an AI-enabled platform. You’ll set the roadmaps, mentor senior engineers, ensure responsible AI practices, and drive end-to-end productionization of AI solutions across enterprise products, leveraging LLMs, multi-agent systems, and cloud-native architectures.
Location: Toronto
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define the AI engineering vision and long-term roadmap; ensure alignment with business strategy and customer outcomes.
  • •Build, inspire, and scale a world-class AI engineering team, cultivating a culture of innovation, collaboration, and execution.
  • •Mentor senior engineers and emerging leaders, raising the technical and leadership bar across the organization.
  • •Champion responsible AI practices and set quality standards for reliability, ethics, and compliance.
  • •Drive the full lifecycle of AI systems: from research exploration and prototyping through enterprise-scale production launches.

Key Requirements

  • •Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • •12+ years in AI/ML engineering, including 5+ years in senior leadership roles managing teams and large-scale initiatives.
  • •End-to-end product launch expertise: demonstrated success leading AI initiatives from concept through production deployment and adoption at enterprise scale.
  • •Strategic leadership: ability to define AI roadmaps, prioritize investments, and align execution with business outcomes.
  • •Team builder & mentor: experience scaling teams, developing leaders, and creating a culture of technical excellence.
Experience:12+ yearsAI/MLEnterprise AIGenerative AI
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationMentoringStrategic thinkingInfluencingTeam-building
Tech Stack:LLMsMulti-agent systemsGenerative modelsCloudAWSAzureGCPMLOps

Company Brief

Extreme Networks
Provides wired and wireless network infrastructure, cloud-driven network management, and analytics for enterprises and service providers, delivering switching, routing, security, and access solutions.
Industry: Networking Equipment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1996
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