AI Engineering Lead (Python Software Engineer + GenAI)

For one of our clients we are looking for candidates for the position of AI Engineering Lead (Python Software Engineer + GenAI).

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement modern applications,

• Contribute to high-performance solution architecture,

• Create clear, maintainable project documentation,

• Participate in software deployments and collaborate with users to resolve issues,

• Present solutions and their implementations to clients,

• Approach solution creation creatively within the project cycle,

• Support junior developers in the team.

Profile Overview: Requirements:

Data Science & Machine Learning

• Degree in computer science or a related field,

• Advanced Python and SDLC experience (6+ years),

• Familiar with AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud platforms,

• Strong foundation in statistics, linear algebra, and calculus,

• Experience with ETL, data pipelines, modeling, and working with SQL/NoSQL databases,

• Proficiency in ML libraries: scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face,

• Experience in NLP/NLU: text processing, embeddings, NER, semantic analysis,

• Hands-on work with neural networks for NLP, computer vision, etc.,

• Deep understanding of LLMs: transformers, embeddings, tokenization, and API integrations,

• Proficiency in prompt engineering and orchestration tools (LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, Crew AI),

• Experience using vector databases (Pinecone, PGVector, Weaviate, FAISS, Milvus) in Gen AI solutions.

Software Development

• Strong Python software engineering skills with coding standards and best practices,

• Experience with code reviews, debugging, testing, and version control,

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (GitHub, Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes),

• Experience containerizing AI solutions and deploying across enterprise environments,

• Ability to integrate logging, monitoring, and alerting systems,

• Strong understanding of performance issues, experience with asynchronous processing, and multithreading.

Solution Architecture

• Approximately 2 years of experience in similar role,

• Strong problem-solving using systems thinking and first principles,

• Ability to design scalable, resilient, and secure end-to-end systems,

• Expertise in API design, event-driven architectures, microservices, serverless, and containers,

• Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns (messaging, pub/sub, event sourcing),

• Knowledge of IAM, RBAC, secrets management, and network security (VPCs, firewalls),

• Experience in developing web applications and systems processing large data sets.

• English min. B2 level

Offer:

• Remote set-up

• B2B contract via Shimi

• Clients open to rate proposals

• Long-term project