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Looking for a Gen AI architect with 15+ years experience and 8+years experience focusing on Model Optimization, Fine-Tuning & Strategic AI in San Francisco, CA.

Role Summary:

You represent the pinnacle of Applied AI engineering. You are not just using APIs; you are optimizing the models themselves. You understand the mathematics behind the attention mechanism, you know how to squeeze performance out of GPUs, and you can customize models for specific domains. You provide the high-level technical vision and handle the most difficult edge cases. .

Key Responsibilities:

Model Fine-Tuning: Implement PEFT (Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning), LoRA, and QLoRA to adapt open-source models (Llama 3, Mistral) to specific client domains.

Optimization & Quantization: Perform model quantization to reduce inference costs and latency without sacrificing quality. Manage Dense Vectors and embedding optimizations.

State-of-the-Art Exploration: Continuously research and implement the latest advancements (e.g., State Space Models, Long-Context optimizations) into client deliverables.

Strategic Consulting: Act as a trusted advisor to C-level client executives, defining the "Art of the Possible" and guiding long-term AI roadmaps.

Technical Requirements:

Deep Learning: PyTorch/TensorFlow, Transformers architecture internals, Attention mechanisms.

Model Ops: Serving custom models (vLLM, TGI), GPU memory management, Quantization techniques (GGUF, AWQ).

Advanced Data: Training data curation, synthetic data generation, RLHF concepts.

Tech Leadership: Ability to define the technical culture and set standards for the entire FDE organization.

Soft Skills:

Executive communication and ability to influence C‑level leaders.

Thought leadership and industry presence (conferences, playbooks, forums).

Cross‑org leadership and conflict resolution.

Ability to define long‑term AI vision and cultural standards.

Strategic decision‑making balancing cost, risk, and performance.

Fractal is a strategic AI partner to Fortune 500 companies, with a bold vision: to power every human decision in the enterprise. We believe the future belongs to organizations that combine human imagination with intelligent systems—and Fractalites are the ones building that future. As we scale our Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) practice in the United States, we are looking for a senior, client-facing Head of Engineering to shape and deliver world-class Data & AI platforms for leading Technology, Media & Telecom organizations.

This is not a back-office engineering role. This is a consulting-led, client-facing engineering leadership position for someone who is equally comfortable whiteboarding architecture with principal engineers, rolling up their sleeves with delivery teams, and advising CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs in the boardroom.

Learn more at Fractal | Intelligence for Imagination.

Note: This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship at this time.

About the Role

This is a four-axis leadership role requiring technical depth, executive presence, team leadership, and embedded delivery. You'll work directly with top technical and functional leaders at some of the largest TMT companies in the world.

As Head of Engineering for Fractal's Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) vertical, you will personally shape the architecture of mission-critical AIML platforms, often in first-party tech stack, and develop/drive the team of ICs who bring them to life.

Responsibilities

Some engagements will look like a traditional advisory model. Others will look a lot more like Forward Deployed Engineering: your team embedded inside a client's engineering org, working within their first-party tech stack, shipping production code alongside their engineers, and earning influence through technical credibility, not org chart position.

You will need to be in the room when the technology roadmap needs to change. When a business pivot, a new regulation, or a technology shift forces a rethink mid-execution, you are the person who picks up the marker, walks to the whiteboard, and redraws the architecture in real time, credibly, for the CTO, and Principal Engineering leaders simultaneously.

Technical Depth (Hands-On Architecture)

• Own AI/Data platform architecture decisions — from Lakehouse design and real-time streaming to MLOps, LLMOps, and AgentOps pipelines in production
• Serve as the technical authority for Fractal's TMT engineering practice — defining standards, reviewing design, and holding the bar on reliability, scalability, and security
• Translate ambiguous business problems into concrete, buildable platform architectures — and stay close enough to execution to know when something is not working
• Drive the industrialization of GenAI: moving clients from proof-of-concept to enterprise-grade, governed, and observable AI systems

Executive Presence & Live Architectural Thinking

• Command the room with senior client leadership — CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and their direct reports - as a peer, not a vendor
• Whiteboard new architectural directions on the spot: when a business pivot, acquisition, regulatory shift, or technology breakthrough forces a mid-execution rethink, you synthesize it into a credible, buildable path forward live, in the room, without needing a week to prepare a deck
• Translate between two worlds simultaneously: make the architecture legible to a CFO and rigorous enough to satisfy a principal engineer in the same session
• Shape client roadmaps at the strategic level; identifying where the current plan is under-ambitious, over-engineered, or misaligned with emerging AI capabilities, and steering accordingly
• Represent Fractal at the highest level of client relationship

Team Leadership (Building & Driving Senior ICs)

• Develop and lead a high-performing group of individual contributors. principally senior and staff engineers, ML engineers, and data platform engineers
• Create the engineering culture: rigorous delivery standards, architectural thinking, and a bias toward elegant, production-grade solutions over quick fixes
• Build leadership depth within the team, identifying principals who can own programs and grow into broader roles
• Partner across Fractal's global AI and engineering Capability functions to staff programs strategically and raise capability across the TMT practice

Forward-Deployed & Embedded Delivery

• Lead and run FDE-style engagements where your team operates inside the client's engineering environment
• Navigate and deliver within client-owned, first-party technology stacks: proprietary data platforms, internal ML infrastructure, custom orchestration systems, and bespoke toolchains that do not appear in any industry survey
• Adapt quickly to non-standard environments, understanding a client's internal platform deeply enough to extend it, integrate into it, and earn the trust of their engineering staff
• Balance the tension between what Fractal does best and what the client's stack demands, knowing when to bring pattern, when to adapt, and when to advocate for a better path
• Set the standards for how Fractal operates in deeply embedded engagements: how we onboard, document, transfer knowledge, and leave clients stronger than we found them

Candidate Profile

Technical Qualifications

TMT clients bring genuinely hard problems on both open and proprietary infrastructure. Expect to architect and oversee:

• GenAI systems: RAG architectures, LLM fine-tuning pipelines, agentic workflow orchestration, and LLMOps observability
• AI-powered products: personalization engines, churn prediction, content recommendation, and network fault detection
• Client-proprietary ML infrastructure: internal feature stores, custom model serving layers, bespoke experiment tracking systems, and first-party orchestration frameworks
• Cloud-native infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP with enterprise-grade governance, security, and compliance baked in
• Real-time and event driven data pipelines (e.g. network telemetry)
• Modern Lakehouse platforms (Databricks, Snowflake, Delta Lake, Iceberg) at petabyte scale and proprietary data platform equivalents at leading tech-forward TMT organizations

Non-technical Qualifications

We are particularly interested in leaders from environments where engineering rigor, client accountability, executive presence, and AI depth all coexist including Forward Deployed Engineering, elite data/ML platform teams, and senior hyperscaler architecture practices.

• 15–20 years of experience spanning AI/data engineering and technical leadership with clear evidence of owning architecture at scale
• Deep hands-on experience deploying AI/ML/GenAI systems in production, in addition to advising on them
• Demonstrated executive presence: you have walked into a CTO or CDO review, redrawn the architecture based on new constraints, and left the room with alignment
• The ability to whiteboard fluently under pressure, synthesizing a team's in-flight work with a new business direction, making it rigorous enough for engineers and clear enough for executives, on the spot and without a rehearsal
• Experience operating within client-owned or non-standard technology stacks - you have learned a proprietary system, earned trust from skeptical internal engineers, and delivered production-grade results inside someone else's infrastructure
• A track record of leading senior engineers and building high-performance ML/engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, and developing principal-level ICs
• Direct executive engagement experience - you have influenced CIO/CTO/CDO decisions and can hold your own in a room with technical and non-technical stakeholders at once
• Strong cloud-native fluency across one or more hyperscalers, with genuine depth in data platform patterns (streaming, batch, Lakehouse, governance)

Strong Preferences

• Experience in TMT vertical — hi-tech, telco, media platforms, streaming infrastructure, ad tech, or content delivery at scale
• Prior work in FDE-style or embedded delivery models where your team shipped inside a client codebase and was evaluated by their engineering standards, not just deliverable milestones
• Comfort with the ambiguity of 1P stack environments: you have debugged undocumented internal tools, extended proprietary frameworks, and figured out how to make external expertise land inside a closed ecosystem
• A personal reputation for architectural clarity: the person colleagues call when a problem needs to be drawn, not just describe
• Contributions to the ML/AI community: open source, publications, conference talks, or influential architectural patterns

Who Thrives Here

The Fractalite mindset is curious, rigorous, and impact driven. You will thrive in this role if you:

• Enjoy being client-facing and accountable for outcomes.
• Are comfortable navigating ambiguity, scale, and complex stakeholder environments.
• Believe great platforms come from strong engineering culture plus disciplined execution.
• See AI not as a novelty, but as a core enterprise capability that must be engineered responsibly.

Fractal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We are seeking an experienced operational leader to manage the organizational infrastructure for a deep-tech research institute.

This person will architect and build a scaleable internal operations infrastructure that will serve as a shared resource for Division Teams composed of scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, policy experts, and others who speed development of innovative solutions to complex challenges.

Experience quickly and successfully scaling organizations from inception is critical. Individuals with high intelligence, curiosity, and EQ will thrive in this fast paced environment.

Responsibilities include:

Financial Leadership & Controls

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and organization-wide financial planning.
• Oversee accounting, treasury, cash management, and financial systems as the organization scales.
• Manage tax filings, audits, compliance, and all financial relationships with vendors and partners.
• Partner with Founders and Strategic Investments to deploy capital efficiently using creative instruments (recoverable grants, structured incentives, equity-like positions, etc.).
• Provide timely, accurate financial insights to Founders and Division Leads.

People & HR Operations

• Develop and maintain People Plan aligned with Founder and Division Lead needs.
• Oversee full HR lifecycle: recruiting, onboarding, performance management, and off-boarding.
• Manage HR systems (HRIS, payroll, ATS), benefits programs, compensation structures, and employee documentation.
• Deliver training, organizational development, and compliance with labor laws.

Facilities & Infrastructure

• Lead planning, leasing, purchasing, and buildout of office, lab, event, and vivarium spaces.
• Ensure facilities meet safety, compliance, and future scalability requirements.
• Oversee physical security, environmental standards, renovations, and expansion.

Information Technology

• Implement secure, scalable internal and external IT systems that meet diverse user needs.
• Manage IT vendors, contracts, cybersecurity practices, and intellectual property protections.

Legal, Tax & Compliance Oversight

• Coordinate with external counsel to manage organizational legal, tax, and regulatory matters.
• Ensure operational and investment activities comply with relevant laws, nonprofit rules, and reporting requirements.

Marketing, Communications & Community Engagement

• Shape brand, messaging, digital presence, and external communications.
• Produce events, convenings, webinars, and ecosystem-building engagements that extend our impact.
• Support community and partner relations, ensuring visibility and adoption of our concepts.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience overseeing multi-functional operations, including finance, HR, legal, IT, and facilities.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in budgeting, modeling, accounting systems, audits, and compliance.
• Ability to deploy capital creatively (grants, loans, equity-like structures) in mission-driven environments.
• Experience leading recruiting, onboarding, performance management, and culture-building in fast-growing start-up organizations.
• Skilled in building HR systems, compensation frameworks, benefits programs, and training infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing facility buildouts (office, lab, or technical environments).
• Comfortable designing scalable operational systems for rapidly growing teams with diverse functional needs.
• Familiarity with implementing secure, scalable IT systems and managing external vendors.
• Ability to balance usability, cost-efficiency, and security across internal and public-facing systems.
• Experience managing nonprofit, corporate, or research organization compliance and navigating complex regulatory landscapes.
• Comfortable partnering with legal counsel on contracts, tax matters, and organizational governance.
• Skilled at shaping organizational messaging, brand identity, and external communications.
• Experience producing events and community engagement initiatives that build visibility and influence.
• High-EQ, collaborative leader able to work across scientific, entrepreneurial, and policy environments.
• Thrives in ambiguity with a bias toward action, transparency, and rapid iteration.
• Strong service orientation toward internal teams; comfortable balancing strategic and hands-on execution.

Apple / Infoys

Locatoin - Cupertino ( Hybrid)

PMO:

Description :

•Setting the standards and tools : Business Planning, Program and Project management

•Set up and run Governance: Running the management system, ensure compliance to processes providing assurance for successful execution of our programs

•Acting as a program management function for key cross functional initiatives within Sales.

•AI self sufficiency to improve internal productivity / processes. MUST HAVE know-how and MUST HAVE some experience with some use cases

Key Qualifications :

•PMO support requires the person to be extremely versatile and open to learning new skills based on the need and scope

•Will require hands on work, ability to get into tools, configure, drill down into project statuses, analyze data etc.

•Strong analytical skills with continuous process improvement mind set.

•Ability to use data to tell a story, drive root cause analysis and extract actionable insight. (This will require telling story using various methods – Keynote, Tableau dashboarding, Excel)

•Understanding of project, program, and portfolio planning and delivery to the level that you can support setting standards, propose policy, and coach others.

•Understanding of Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, and Iterative.

•Good communication skills - verbal, written and presentation.

•Excellent teamwork skills and ability to influence others and an ability to quickly establish trust, credibility, and rapport.

Education :

•Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Additional Requirements :

•Self-motivated, driven individual who is comfortable working in a global, matrixed, fast-paced environment with high levels of complexity and ambiguity.

•Innovative mindset and ability to think outside of the box, challenge status-quo, and incorporate industry best practices.

•Quality thinking, process improvement mindset necessary

Position Title: Product Manager (to join the Retail Online Store) (EX Apple Consultants)

Location – Cupertino, CA (HYBRID)

Duration: Contract / FULLTIME

Job Description:

Retail experience is must or related.

Seeking an experienced Product Manager to join the Retail Online Store team and focus on enhancements to key purchase flow shopping pages. This position requires strong cross-functional and project management skills, business sense and technical curiosity. You should have a passion for creating outstanding customer experiences through innovative solutions. You will partner on driving a large initiative already in progress, helping to influence design solutions, define requirements, oversee development progress, and establish a robust go-live strategy.

We are looking for someone who is collaborative, highly adaptable, and open to developing deep technical knowledge. It is a great opportunity to work on an important initiative and learn the Client’s culture and ways of working.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education. Technical background is strongly preferred
• Experience in product/project management for a larger internet site a big plus

Minimum 5 years product management experience, with expertise in leading purchase flow enhancements preferred

One of Swoons top clients in the Artificial Intelligence space is hiring a Professional Services Sourcing manager to join their team out of San Francisco, CA!

Details:

Location: Hybrid - San Francisco

Rate: $80-$95/hour W2

Duration: 6 months to start with chance of extension

This person will bridge strategic category leadership and day-to-day sourcing execution. This role sits between category coordination and category strategy, with a stronger tilt toward sourcing ownership, supplier strategy, and cross-functional deal execution. It will also be involved in M&A activities, helping to integrate the vendors of acquired companies.

Day to Day:

• Lead end-to-end sourcing for professional services engagements, from intake through negotiation, contracting, and award.
• Negotiate MSAs and ISAs with a wide range of professional services firms and align commercial terms to OpenAI’s risk and governance standards.
• Build and run competitive processes (RFP/RFQ), including scope shaping, bid evaluation, and commercial recommendation development.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Security, and Extended Workfoce teams to structure agreements that balance speed, flexibility, compliance, and value.
• Standardize sourcing playbooks, rate card approaches, and service taxonomy to reduce fragmentation across the category.
• Build playbooks and repeatable frameworks for M&A-related sourcing and contract integration activities.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in sourcing, category management, procurement, or commercial operations in fast-scaling environments.
• Strong sourcing and negotiation experience across professional services, consulting, or contingent/advisory spend.
• Experience in M&A post merger integration of contracts
• Experience balancing strategic category goals with high-volume, hands-on sourcing execution.

Event Coordinator Assistant

Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote) – Brisbane, CA

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 applications within

12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship responsibilities for employment visas at this time.

About Odoo

Odoo is an open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform that helps companies manage and streamline their operations through a single, integrated system. Our modular suite of business applications—covering everything from accounting and inventory to CRM and project management—works together seamlessly to support efficiency and growth. Learn more about us here.

About the Job:

We are looking for an Event Coordinator Assistant to support the planning and execution of Odoo events in the San Francisco office. This role will work closely with the events team to assist with logistics, preparation, and coordination for webinars, business shows, and Odoo Academy events.

This position is ideal for someone early in their career who is highly organized, proactive, and interested in gaining hands-on experience in event operations.

Responsibilities:

• Support the planning and coordination of Odoo webinars, Odoo Academy sessions, and business shows hosted in the San Francisco office
• Coordinate event logistics including materials preparation, inventory tracking, supply ordering, and shipment management
• Prepare event materials and equipment for local events and team travel
• Help manage event setup, on-site operations, and breakdown to ensure smooth execution
• Track and maintain inventory for event materials and promotional items
• Collaborate with internal teams to support event preparation and logistics
• Provide administrative and operational support to the events team
• Help organize materials and documentation following events

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 0–2 years of professional experience, preferably in events, operations, marketing, or administrative support
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and stay organized in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable supporting cross-functional teams
• Proactive attitude and willingness to learn
• Spanish language skills are a plus

Nice-to-Have:

• Knowledge of working in software
• Sociable and outgoing cultural fit
• Strong writing abilities
• Willing to learn constantly and work proactively
• Can lift 50+ lbs

Compensation and Perks:

• Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, FSA, HSA Matching, 401K Matching, and Commuter Benefits
• PTO (Paid-time-off), paid sick days, and paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program: 3 X 1-hour telehealth calls with certified mental health professionals
• $100 towards a work-from-home office setup
• Evolve in a nice working atmosphere with a passionate, growing team!
• Chef-prepared lunches - snacks, fruit, and coffee/drinks on tap!
• Company-sponsored events for groups of 6+ employees

The salary range for this role is $65,000-$75,000. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location.

Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is core to Odoo's values. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and

perspectives. We are an equal-opportunity employer and a pleasant and supportive place to work. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Titles: Backend Developer (10+ Years Experience Needed)

Locations -Sunnyvale CA

Contract - 06 to 12 Months + Possible Multiple Extensions.

Pay Rate: $60 to $ 63/hr, W-2.

• We’re hiring a Backend Engineer to build scalable, high-performance services and APIs powering modern data platforms.
• You’ll design and develop backend systems, work with cloud infrastructure (AWS), and collaborate closely with data and frontend teams.
• The role involves building robust APIs, integrating data pipelines, and ensuring system reliability and scalability.
• Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience with backend development (Java/Python/Go), microservices architecture, and cloud environments, along with strong problem-solving and stakeholder collaboration skills. Experience in SaaS or data-driven companies is preferred.

WinWire Technologies is looking for a passionate and high‑impact Sourcing & Recruiting Specialist for critical technology hiring across the United States.

If you thrive in senior‑level tech hiring, enjoy market intelligence, and want to influence hiring strategy—not just execute it—this role is for you.

Mode: Hybrid (3 days Office)

Role - Senior Recruiter (Contract to hire)

Key Responsibilities:

• Own end‑to‑end recruitment for critical technical roles including Tech Leads, Tech Architects, and Solutioning Experts for Data Analytics / Data Engg / AI space.
• Act as a talent consultant to Delivery & Business leaders, proposing and executing effective hiring strategies
• Collaborate closely with offshore recruiting teams and leadership stakeholders
• Conduct market mapping and talent scoping, sharing actionable market intelligence insights
• Serve as a brand ambassador, ensuring an exceptional candidate experience
• Build and maintain a strong, ready‑to‑deploy talent pipeline for tech leadership positions

Experience & Skill set:

• 8–12 years of hands‑on sourcing experience using LinkedIn and open‑source platforms
• Proven experience recruiting technology talent for Data Consulting and AI‑driven organizations is mandatory.
• Strong research mindset with the ability to identify and engage senior‑level tech talent
• Demonstrated strengths in recruitment operations, coordination, and stakeholder management
• High sense of urgency, rigor, and maturity in execution
• Strong collaboration skills across geographies and teams
• Excellent communication and articulation, with the ability to represent the WinWire brand credibly in the market

Why WinWire?

At WinWire, you’ll work at the intersection of AI, Data, and Cloud innovation, partnering with senior leaders and shaping high‑impact technology teams globally.

Interested?

Apply now or reach out to us to explore how you can make a difference in critical tech hiring.