About this role: 

This is an exciting opportunity for a Lead AI Engineer to join a growing SaaS company. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in driving the development and implementation of cutting-edge AI solutions. You’ll lead a talented team of engineers and designers, working cross-functionally to deliver impactful, scalable AI models that enhance user experiences and deliver measurable business value.

This is a fully remote role, but you must be based within the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of AI Engineers and a UX Designer, providing technical guidance and fostering collaboration.

• Manage and prioritise tasks, set goals, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality results.

• Drive the end-to-end development of AI models — from problem definition and data collection to model training, evaluation, and deployment.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scopes and align with business objectives.

• Design, implement, and optimise AI solutions that address complex business challenges.

• Work closely with stakeholders, including product and customer success teams, to understand user needs and business goals.

• Translate requirements into scalable machine learning solutions that align with organisational strategies.

• Champion a user-centric approach to ensure solutions enhance customer experience and add measurable value.

• Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI and integrate state-of-the-art techniques.

• Partner with data engineers to ensure access to high-quality datasets for model training and validation.

• Develop efficient feature engineering pipelines to extract relevant information from diverse data sources.

• Oversee the deployment of AI models into production environments.

• Implement monitoring systems to track model performance and reliability post-deployment.

• Work alongside data scientists, software engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver impactful results.

• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Produce clear documentation for models, algorithms, and integration processes.

• Promote knowledge sharing and upskilling through workshops, documentation, and internal training sessions.

• Educate non-technical teams on AI capabilities and limitations.

What They’re Looking For:

• 5+ years’ experience designing, implementing, and deploying AI in real-world applications.

• Strong programming skills in Python or R.

• Hands-on experience with popular AI frameworks and libraries.

• Proven leadership experience within AI or machine learning teams.

• Excellent problem-solving, critical-thinking, and communication skills.

Desirable:

• Experience with AWS cloud platform.

• Publications in reputable AI-related conferences or journals.

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity - apply today!