Fractional CTO / AI Advisory Council Member - Remote (Contractor)
50 - 250 USD per hour
Company:Shae Group
Location:Western Europe, U.S., Canada, Australia, Latin America, Israel, Singapore, Malaysia, Southeast Asia
Languages:English
Seniority level:Senior, 10+ years
Experience:10+ years
Skills:
AWSDockerLeadershipProject ManagementPythonArtificial IntelligenceBusiness AnalysisCloud ComputingData AnalysisKerasKubernetesMachine LearningPyTorchSoftware ArchitectureProduct DevelopmentStrategyData scienceTensorflowCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingWritten communicationVerbal communication
Requirements:
10+ years in senior engineering or AI leadership (CTO, Head of AI, Distinguished Engineer) Hands-on experience deploying production AI/ML at scale Proven background in systems architecture, LLM/agent development, eval/safety frameworks, or threat modeling Exceptional written and verbal communication Portfolio of decision-oriented artifacts (ADRs, diagrams, audit results, etc.) Experience in regulated healthcare or clinical AI (nice-to-have) Prior advisory, fractional, consulting, or board-level support experience (nice-to-have)
Responsibilities:
Host monthly strategy sessions, red-team/design reviews, and architecture assessments Deliver ADRs, safety/eval audits, and threat models Create high-value artifacts including reference designs, governance frameworks, vendor selection tools, and build/buy/partner recommendations Provide async support for critical product or model decisions Maintain contributions to an internal knowledge base Guide decisions around model reliability, eval methodology, cost/latency balancing, monitoring guardrails, and retraining strategies
