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Deutsche Telekom Digital Labs

Lead AI Engineer

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We are looking for an experienced Lead AI Engineer with 9+ years of experience and strong expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, LLMs, RAG, and modern AI tools. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on technical expertise, along with proven team leadership experience, and be capable of leading and mentoring a team of AI engineers while driving the design, development, and deployment of scalable AI solutions.


Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and development of scalable AI and machine learning solutions.
  • Build and implement LLM and RAG-based applications for real-world business use cases.
  • Design AI architectures involving vector databases, embeddings, retrieval systems, and generative AI.
  • Evaluate and implement modern AI tools, frameworks, and technologies.
  • Lead, mentor, and manage a team of AI/ML engineers and guide them on technical implementation.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to define AI solutions and strategy.
  • Ensure AI solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, and production-ready.
  • Stay updated with emerging trends and advancements in AI, generative AI, and machine learning.


Requirements:

  • 9+ years of overall experience in software engineering, AI, machine learning, or related technologies.
  • Strong hands-on experience in AI, machine learning, LLMs, and generative AI.
  • Proven experience in developing and deploying RAG-based applications.
  • Experience with AI tools, frameworks, APIs, vector databases, and modern AI platforms.
  • Strong programming experience, preferably in Python.
  • Demonstrated experience in leading and mentoring a team of engineers.
  • Strong problem-solving, architecture, communication, and stakeholder management skills.


Required Skills:

  • AI and Machine Learning: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Predictive Modeling.
  • Generative AI: Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, Prompt Engineering.
  • RAG and AI Systems: Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Vector Databases, Embeddings, Semantic Search.
  • AI Tools and Frameworks: Experience with modern AI tools, frameworks, APIs, and AI platforms.
  • Programming: Strong experience in Python and relevant AI/ML libraries and frameworks.
  • Leadership: Team Leadership, Technical Mentoring, Architecture Design, Stakeholder Management.

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