# Director of Applied AI Engineering at Salido Inc.

- Company: Salido Inc.
- What the company does: Backed by 500 Global.
- Company website: https://salido.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: US - Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $207K to $290K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-15
- Apply by: 2026-11-29
- Apply: https://nabancard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/nab/job/US---Remote/Director-of-Applied-AI-Engineering_JR102093?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/salido-inc-director-of-applied-ai-engineering/

## About the role

The Director of Applied AI Engineering will build and lead North's Applied AI team: a hands-on group that takes AI capabilities from prototype to production inside real business workflows. This is a delivery role, not a research role, measured by systems that are live, adopted, and safe to run in a regulated financial services environment. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Demonstrated problem-solving and executive-level communication skills, bridging technical teams and leadership seamlessly
- Hands-on expertise in code-level AI SDKs and agent frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, CrewAI, AWS Strands Agents), selecting optimal tools rather than relying on no-code builders
- Cloud engineering skills (preferably AWS), including deploying agents on managed services (e.g., Bedrock AgentCore), containers, IAM, networking, and cost optimization
- Track record deploying and maintaining production AI systems, driving robust CI/CD, tracing, incident response, and latency/cost controls
- Experience making evaluation part of the build cycle, including test sets, regression testing, human review, and measuring quality once systems are live
- Grasp of AI security and guardrails (prompt injection defense, least-privilege access, audit trails, and human-in-the-loop design) aligned with financial regulations (Model Risk Management, SOC 2, PCI DSS, GLBA)


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/salido-inc-director-of-applied-ai-engineering/