Lead AI Developer UI Strategy

The Virginia Department of Transportation's Information Technology Division is seeking a highly skilled Lead AI Developer UI Strategy mainly crafting and integrating UI components through React.js and Angular methodologies with AI systems. You'll also play an integral role in optimizing front-end performance and maintaining comprehensive documentation for our front-end codebase. 

Responsibilities:  

• Lead UI development team to support design, develop and deploy AI models that drive business value and innovation. 
• Lead in creation and implementation of UI design layer strategies that align with the organization's goals and objectives. 
• Ability to use advanced mathematical modeling, statistical analysis, and optimization techniques to gather and analyze data, identifying problems and developing solutions to improve efficiency in prompts. 
• Developing and implementing UI components using React.js and/or Angular 
• Integrate AI agents and autonomous systems for decision-making, workflow automation, and task delegation.  
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams (Agentic Data engineers) to design and deliver new features. 
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use 
• Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code 
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across various web browsers 
• Troubleshooting and debugging issues to ensure smooth user experiences 
• Participating in code reviews to maintain code quality and consistency 

Qualifications:           

• Driving AI initiatives, fostering innovation, and leading a multi-functional team of AI Scientists and AI Engineers 
• Ability to Integrate ReactJS with deck.gl 
• Building GIS enabled visualizations using Azure Maps  
• Expertise in Azure App Services, Azure ML Studio WS, Power BI, Azure Function Apps, Azure Container Apps, Azure API Management 
• Experience implementing Azure Machine Learning, Azure Computer Vision, Azure Video Indexer, Azure OpenAI models, Azure Media Services, Azure AI Search 
• Ability to work with large data sets to improve performance efficiency. 
• Develop visual representations of agent states, decisions, and actions to help users comprehend and trust agentic technology. 
• Design forms and tools for collecting data from experiment participants, ensuring data integrity and ease of use. 
• Develop interfaces that facilitate interaction between humans and automated systems, allowing for human oversight and intervention in human-in-the-loop processes. 
• Knowledge of REACT tools including React.js, Axios, React Router, Redux, etc. 
• Strong JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 skills 
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integration 
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Tokens 
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) 
• Understanding of front-end build tools and pipelines 
• Strong leadership, excellent problem-solving and communication skills 
• Proven experience in leading projects and teams, including the mentorship of AI engineers 
• The ability to engage in critical evaluation of information, hypothesis testing, and scenario analysis. 
• Flexibility in learning and adopting new technologies, methodologies, and tools to stay at the forefront of AI trends. 
• A degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field 

Required/Desired Skills