Lead AI Engineer

For our client, we are seeking a Lead AI Engineer to join the team of a leader in the Business Services space.

This role will play a key part in shaping and delivering AI-enabled solutions that improve operational efficiency and create measurable business value. You will lead the development of foundational standards, engineering guardrails, and lifecycle practices that support responsible and scalable AI adoption. In partnership with technical and operational stakeholders, you will help translate high-value use cases into practical solutions and accelerate experimentation through a dedicated AI lab environment.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $121,000 – $185,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain AI-enabled solutions
• Establish foundational AI CoE standards and engineering guardrails
• Contribute to the development of an AI lab for experimentation and rapid iteration
• Define and implement AI development lifecycle practices
• Identify and deliver AI use cases to drive operational efficiencies
• Work with LLMs, embeddings, and model APIs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of cloud software engineering and/or AI engineering experience
• 8+ years of programming experience in Python
• Hands-on experience building AI-enabled applications or AI agents
• Strong understanding of GenAI patterns, including LLM/SLM model selection and RAG

Benefits

• Fun, fast-paced work environment
• Significant opportunities for growth
• Focus on AI-powered operational efficiency and business value
• Inclusive and collaborative company culture
• Dynamic environment reflective of rapid growth

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.