Artificial Intelligence Lead (AI Lead)

About Us

Platzi is the largest technology school in the Hispanic world, with over 6 million students and 4,000 companies trusting us to deliver effective online education. Our mission is to make Latin America a technology superpower by training individuals and organizations in AI, Cybersecurity, English, Programming, and Leadership.

As an industry leader, our presence is recognized through a massive and passionate community, extensive press coverage, and a daily stream of student success stories. We operate primarily remote, with key offices in Bogotá and Mexico City.

Role Summary

We are looking for an AI Lead to define how artificial intelligence shapes our products and the way we work. This is a technical leadership role for someone who moves fast, builds things that actually work in production, and knows when to reach for a foundation model versus when to build from scratch. You'll set the direction for AI at Platzi from the architecture of our core systems to how we evaluate, ship, and improve models that reach millions of learners. You won't just advise. You'll build.

What You'll Do

What You'll Do

• Define and own Platzi's AI roadmap from infrastructure and tooling to features that directly impact the learner experience
• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models, LLM-powered features, and AI-driven pipelines at production scale
• Translate ambiguous product and business needs into concrete technical solutions, working closely with Product, Engineering, and Data teams
• Evaluate, prototype, and integrate emerging AI technologies including foundation models, RAG architectures, and agentic frameworks with a bias toward what ships over what's theoretically elegant
• Establish engineering practices for model evaluation, monitoring, responsible AI use, and MLOps across the organization
• Mentor engineers and grow a team with strong technical judgment and a culture of rapid, deliberate experimentation
• Stay ahead of the AI research landscape and identify what's worth applying to real-world problems today not in 18 months
• Communicate AI strategy and technical decisions clearly to non-technical stakeholders, including leadership and external partners

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in machine learning, applied AI, or related fields, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership or staff-level role
• Deep hands-on expertise in modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX) and the LLM ecosystem — fine-tuning, RAG, prompt engineering, vector databases, and agentic frameworks
• Proven track record of building and deploying AI/ML systems in production environments at scale, not just proof of concepts
• Strong understanding of NLP, deep learning architectures, and retrieval-augmented generation
• Experience designing MLOps pipelines: model versioning, A/B testing, monitoring, and retraining workflows
• Ability to lead and grow technical teams without defaulting to process overhead — you align people through clarity and shared technical judgment
• Strong communication skills; you can explain a model's tradeoffs to an engineer and its business impact to a CEO in the same afternoon
• Nice to have: experience applying AI in education, content generation, or personalization systems; open-source contributions or published research

Compensation & Benefits

📍 This is a remote position open to candidates based in California or Georgia (Atlanta area). In accordance with California's Pay Transparency Law (SB 1162, as amended by SB 642), the good-faith estimated base salary range for this role upon hire is $170,000–$190,000 annually, regardless of work location. Platzi does not inquire about or consider prior salary history in compensation decisions.

• 💻 Hardware — Laptop, smartphone, and ergonomic workstation fully provided
• 📗 Books — Unlimited professional books via Kindle (device included)
• 🐣 Parental Leave — Extended maternity and paternity leave
• 💸 Equity — Option pool participation available to all team members
• 🌴 PTO — 15 days of paid vacation per year from day one
• 🌐 Team Syncs — In-person team gatherings throughout the year
• 🏖️ Villa Platzi — Annual full-company retreat somewhere in the world

Equal Opportunity & Inclusion

Platzi is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, including California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation, please contact humanops@platzi.com.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Employment with Platzi is at-will unless otherwise specified in a written agreement.