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Lead AI Engineer
- Posted 16 February 2026
- Salary Budget: $5,000-$7,000 per month
- LocationEuropean Union
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Software Engineering
Job description
Discover the opportunity:
We are seeking a highly skilled Lead AI Engineer to design and optimise AI driven solutions for a dynamic production environment. Our client offers a clear growth path where you will eventually transition into an AI Lead position, taking strategic ownership of their long term AI architecture. This is a unique chance to join a collaborative team where you will have a high level of autonomy and technical influence across backend and frontend platforms.
Discover the role:
In this position you will focus on integrating existing AI tools and services while enhancing data processing workflows. You will work closely with product teams to lay the technical foundation for advanced AI capabilities and ensure all solutions are scalable and secure. As you grow into the leadership aspect of the role you will shape the long term strategy and act as a technical mentor for other engineers.
Discover the responsibilities
Integrate and orchestrate various third party and in house AI tools such as LLMs and vector databases.
Design scalable AI powered services that work seamlessly with existing systems.
Optimise data pipelines for automated processing and improved insights generation.
Build and maintain AI enabled backend services using Python and AWS
Work with frontend teams to integrate AI features into React applications
Monitor the performance and accuracy of AI systems in production environments
Help define AI standards and best practices for the engineering roadmap
Discover the requirements
Minimum 5 years of experience in software engineering or AI focused roles.
Strong proficiency in Python with experience building production backend systems.
Hands on experience with AI integration including ML APIs and LLMs.
Proven experience using AWS services such as EC2 and SageMaker.
Solid understanding of RESTful API design and microservice architectures.
Previous experience collaborating with frontend teams using React.
Knowledge of data processing pipelines and performance optimisation.
Ability to balance rapid experimentation with production reliability.