Vice President,AI Development Job Schenectady area,New York USA,Software Development

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Vice President, AI Development position!

This is a direct placement opportunity and will be remote in Buffalo, NY. No C2C or subcontracting arrangements will be considered.

What You'll Be Doing:

Own and maintain the AI agent runtime platform with 16+ sibling services including Type Script/NestJS, Python, and Postgres
Lead AWS migration from dedicated host infrastructure to ECS/Fargate and RDS under ratified cutover plan
Build and harden the autonomous agent kernel, locks, and merge fence enabling safe self-deployment
Develop memory system of record including ingestion, provenance, consolidation, and retrieval capabilities
Create self-learning loop with audit instruments and pinned open-weights model
Build operator console using React, consumer app with React Native, and real-time voice lane
Design and implement venture engine for identifying, researching, and launching new business initiatives
Take ventures from blank-page proposal through research, product build, and revenue generation
Author Architecture Decision Records documenting context, alternatives, safeguards, and outcome reviews
Implement security hardening program across three deployment phases with independent re-audit acceptance
Build evaluation framework including regression fixtures, break-in tests, and monthly frontier-model audits
Work directly with autonomous AI co-founder on daily basis to advance platform capabilities
Represent company at universities, Empire AI community, and with partners and vendors

What You'll Need to Have:

MS or PhD in Computer Science, AI/ML, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent discipline
Production experience shipping code with Type Script/Node and Python in real-world environments
Hands-on experience with frontier-model APIs such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, or xAI
Proven expertise with Linux, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms with AWS preferred
Entrepreneurial background having started and shipped a product, company, or project to real users
Security-minded approach understanding adversarial threats to autonomous agent deployment systems
Excellent written and spoken English for creating technical documentation and decision records
Experience with agent frameworks, retrieval systems, and evaluation harnesses beyond tutorials
U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status required; no visa sponsorship available

Pay Range: $120,000 - $150,000