AI Lead

Lead and mentor the AI engineering team, hands-on, setting technical and delivery standards.Own client AI projects end-to-end: scoping, architecture, build, delivery, and outcome.Solutions Architecture: translate recurring client problems into reusable, productized components for our platform.Own the applied-AI stack: architecture decisions, code quality, and delivery reliability.Deploy and operate AI technologies: (ML/DL/RL/NLP/OR) in production, including on-prem/secure environments.Develop our product: turn recurring problems into reusable, productized components.Work directly with founders and directors in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment; balance delivery pressure with product durability.

6+ years in applied AI/ML/OR engineering, with real production shipping (not just prototyping/research).Proven track record delivering enterprise -grade projects on time and to spec.Strong full-stack AI engineering: ML/DL/RL/LLMs/OR/MLOPs.Experience leading and managing AI engineering teams and aligning with the software team.Strong software fundamentals, architecture, APIs, clean, maintainable code.Comfort switching between client delivery and long-term product thinking.Clear communicator; can work with founders, clients, and a mixed-seniority team.Optimization / OR exposure (works alongside our OR team).