Head Of Research
ScaleOpsKubernetes Optimization company
Tel Aviv, IsraelDirector
Lightspeed Venture Partners
NFX
Glilot Capital Partners
Picture Capital
Venture Highway
Data & AI
About the role
TL;DR
Lead research in AI, infrastructure, and distributed systems to drive product and technology innovation.
- •ScaleOps is redefining autonomous cloud and AI infrastructure.
- •We're looking for a Head of Research to establish and lead ScaleOps's research group, a strategic and hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of AI, infrastructure, and systems innovation.
- •Key Responsibilities Define and lead the company's research agenda in AI, infrastructure, and distributed systems.
- •Explore and evaluate new algorithms, architectures, and approaches relevant to large-scale AI workloads and cloud cost efficiency.
- •Collaborate with product and engineering to translate research into real-world impact.
- •Build and manage a small, high-caliber research team.
- •Requirements 7+ years of experience in R&D, with at least 3 years in applied research leadership roles.
- •Proven track record of driving research projects that turned into impactful products or technologies.
- •Deep expertise in one or more of: distributed systems, AI infrastructure, cloud computing, performance optimization.
- •Strong technical foundation (e.g., algorithms, systems design, data-intensive computing).
Required skills
Python
Nice-to-have skills
LLMs
Domain expertise
aideveloper-tools
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptLLMs