Lead AI Engineer

Summary

Lead end-to-end GenAI and Agentic AI projects from problem definition to production, designing scalable architectures, building production-grade LLM applications with Python, and mentoring engineers while engaging directly with enterprise stakeholders.

Salary: $230,000 – $340,000 per year

About the role

This is a highly autonomous role where you'll lead projects from problem definition through to production, partnering directly with customers and owning key architectural decisions. You'll stay hands-on while influencing technical direction across multiple engagements.

Key responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end GenAI and Agentic AI projects

  • Design scalable architectures and make key technical decisions

  • Build production-grade LLM and AI-powered applications

  • Develop agent workflows, tool integrations, and evaluation frameworks

  • Mentor engineers and drive engineering best practices

  • Work directly with enterprise stakeholders

  • Solve complex problems using Python and modern AI technologies

About you

  • Strong Python software engineering

  • Proven examples of building and deploying GenAI, LLM, RAG or Agentic AI solutions

  • Proven architecture and system design capability

  • Strong production mindset around reliability, testing and scalability

  • Comfortable engaging with customers and senior stakeholders


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