Model Operations Lead, AI Gateway

Ensure the catalog reflects reality, and proactively identify when a model or provider is underperforming before customers notice.

Auto-Routing & Optimization: Deliver auto-routing that measurably beats a fixed model choice on cost or quality for users.

Build and maintain trusted rankings and recommendations grounded in solid methodology.

Partner & Stakeholder Management: Set clear expectations for providers, while keeping Engineering, Product, Partnerships, and other stakeholders aligned.

Preferred: experience hiring, managing, and growing engineers or operators, giving direct feedback, delegating real ownership, and expanding scope without becoming a bottleneck.

Preferred: technical & Shipping Capabilities: Proven track record of taking technical launches or integrations from ambiguity to production across teams and partners. Hands-on ability…

Preferred: deep familiarity with new models, labs, and inference providers. Hands-on understanding of streaming, tool calling, structured outputs, rate limits, token pricing…

Preferred: data-driven product instincts to advocate for adding, modifying, or retiring catalog items. SRE approach to defining, measuring, and alerting on service health…