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Director of Open Source & Open Developer Platform

El Segundo, California, United States

The Company:

Faraday Future (FF) is a California-based mobility company, leveraging the latest technologies and world’s best talent to realize exciting new possibilities in mobility. We’re producing user-centric, technology-first vehicles to establish new paradigms in human-vehicle interaction. We’re not just seeking to change how our cars work – we’re seeking to change the way we drive. At FF, we’re creating something new, something connected, and something with a true global impact.

Your Role:

We are seeking a Director of Open Source & Open Developer Platform to help lead the strategy, execution, and growth of EAI Brain’s open source ecosystem and developer platform.

 

Reporting directly to the Head of the department, this role will co-own the development of the EAI Brain SDK, APIs, developer tools, Skill Store ecosystem, and open source initiatives, while driving cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Product, Operations, Legal, and Platform teams.

 

This is a high-impact leadership role at the forefront of embodied AI and intelligent robotics, offering the opportunity to help build a next-generation developer ecosystem and open platform from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities:

Open Source & Developer Ecosystem

  • Support the strategy and execution of the EAI Brain open source program and developer ecosystem.
  • Manage open source governance, GitHub operations, developer engagement, and community growth initiatives.
  • Represent the company within the global robotics and AI developer community.

SDK, API & Developer Platform

  • Lead the roadmap and management of the EAI Brain SDK, APIs, developer tools, and developer portal.
  • Partner with R&D teams to define and improve developer-facing platform capabilities and interfaces.
  • Oversee SDK/API versioning, compatibility, and platform reliability.

Skill Store & Platform Operations

  • Support the development and operation of the Skill Store ecosystem, including developer onboarding, Skill submission workflows, certification standards, and platform operations.
  • Drive platform usability, developer experience, and ecosystem scalability.

Platform Governance & Commercialization

  • Collaborate with Operations, Legal, and Compliance teams to establish platform governance, security standards, monetization models, and developer policies.
  • Support ecosystem growth initiatives, developer incentive programs, and platform business strategy.

Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Provide day-to-day leadership support for technical and platform teams.
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal, Finance, and Business teams.
  • Support OKR execution, operational planning, and organizational development initiatives.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years of experience in developer platforms, open source programs, or developer ecosystem roles, with 3+ years in a senior leadership or people-management capacity.
  • Deep expertise in open source software governance: licensing models (Apache 2.0, MIT, GPL), contributor agreements (CLA/DCO), GitHub organization management, and contributor community building.
  • Strong technical foundation in software architecture and API/SDK design; able to engage credibly with and constructively challenge engineering teams on platform decisions.
  • Demonstrated experience building or scaling a developer ecosystem, marketplace, or platform — in developer tools, IoT, robotics, cloud infrastructure, or adjacent domains.
  • Excellent cross-functional leadership in a matrix organization: proven track record operating across product, engineering, legal, and business teams in a high-velocity environment — including managing dotted-line or shared-service reporting relationships without direct authority.
  • Demonstrated marketplace or two-sided platform thinking: ability to balance developer supply-side and OEM/user demand-side needs simultaneously, with an understanding of how cross-side network effects are built and sustained.
  • Commercial acumen in platform economics: experience owning or co-owning take-rate models, developer incentive programs, or marketplace unit economics at a meaningful scale.
  • Experience designing or operating a Trust & Safety or App Review function, including risk-tiered content policies, IP enforcement workflows, and incident response — preferably in a context where product failures carry real-world safety consequences.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; Mandarin Chinese working proficiency strongly preferred given the team’s bilingual operating environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Background in robotics, autonomous systems, or embodied AI — e.g., ROS/ROS2,

         simulation environments, motion planning, sensor fusion, or robot middleware.

  • Experience with AI/ML developer tooling: LLM inference APIs, model fine-tuning platforms,

       multi-model orchestration, or AI agent frameworks.

  • Prior experience at a platform company running developer programs at scale (e.g., Google, Meta, Microsoft, AWS, NVIDIA, Qualcomm) or at a high-growth AI/hardware startup — particularly roles that spanned both developer supply and OEM/user demand sides.
  • Familiarity with the ROS/ROS2 ecosystem, NVIDIA Isaac, or other robotics middleware —

       and a clear perspective on how EAI Brain differentiates against or coexists with these platforms.

  • Familiarity with Web3 and on-chain infrastructure relevant to skill monetization (smart

       contracts, token-based incentive systems, ZKP privacy layers) — advantageous given the roadmap.

Salary Range:

($200,000-$250,000 DOE), plus benefits and incentive plans

Perks + Benefits

  • Healthcare + dental + vision benefits (Free for you/discounted for family)
  • 401(k) options
  • Casual dress code + relaxed work environment
  • Culturally diverse, progressive atmosphere

Faraday Future is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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