AI Engineer Lead

AI Engineer Lead is responsible for full delivery of end-to-end system development and maintenance on medium Enterprise wide technology platforms.

• Builds rapid AI/ML and GenAI prototypes (POCs/POTs) to explore feasibility, value, and technical patterns.
• Works hands-on with emerging AI frameworks, LLMs, vector databases, and orchestration tools to evaluate applicability across business use cases.
• Collaborates with architects and engineering teams to turn experimental prototypes into foundational patterns, accelerators, and reusable frameworks.
• Leads requirements discussions with the business to understand needs and propose AI-driven solution approaches.
• Drives performance, stability, and scalability improvements across AI-enabled and traditional application components.
• Owns change request processes and coordinates with cross-functional teams during POC and framework development.
• Ensures testing is completed and experimental prototypes are validated against acceptance criteria.
• Supports and enhances the technical development environment, especially environments required for model experimentation and evaluation.
• Participates in vendor assessments, comparing AI technologies, frameworks, and platforms for enterprise adoption.
• Maintains active relationships with customers to determine business requirements and leads requirements gathering meetings.
• Leads requirements gathering meetings and reviews designs with the business.
• Leads efforts with Web and marketing team to increase the presence of web products.
• Implements improvements in stability, performance, and scalability across major business-critical systems.
• Implements process to reduce barriers and roadblocks in projects, services, and processes in order to operate more efficiently.
• Develops and defines application scope and objectives and supervises the preparation of technical and/or functional specifications from with programs will be written.

• Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 7 years related experience; multi platform, multi-dimensional experience, and expert level experience with business and technical applications; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution
• Life insurance
• Wellness programs
• Financial education resources

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