Position: AI Technology Lead
Location: NYC / NJ
Experience: 12+ Years
Role Summary
We are seeking an AI Technology Lead to lead the delivery of GenAI-powered applications and data science solutions from concept through production. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, data science, and business, requiring strong project management discipline combined with hands-on technical expertise.
The ideal candidate can manage complex technical programs, guide a team of developers and data scientists, actively contribute to solution design and development of GenAI solutions.
Required Qualifications Experience:
- 10+ years of experience delivering technical projects in software engineering, data, or AI domains
- 3+ years leading projects involving AI/ML or GenAI technologies
- Proven experience managing engineering and data science teams
- Hands-on experience delivering production-grade applications, not just prototypes
Technical Skills
- Strong experience designing and delivering solutions on Microsoft Azure
- Understanding of core Azure services, including: Azure OpenAI Service and GenAI integrations, Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, App Services, AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service), Azure Blob Storage
- Strong understanding of:
o Full-stack application development
o Cloud platforms ( Azure)
o APIs, microservices, and scalable architectures
- Solid knowledge of GenAI concepts, including:
o LLMs, embeddings, vector search, RAG architectures
o Model limitations, hallucinations, evaluation techniques
- Experience with data science workflows, MLOps, or LLMOps is highly desirable
- Comfortable reviewing code and contributing when needed
Project Management Skills
- Strong Agile delivery expertise
- Experience managing complex, ambiguous problem spaces
- Excellent risk management and dependency tracking
- Ability to balance speed, quality, and technical debt
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in finance or asset and wealth management
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