AI Technical Lead

Project – the aim you’ll have

Join our Cloud & AI practice to act as a primary technical consultant and architect for key international clients. You will lead AI initiatives from the initial workshop phase up to technical implementation. You will tackle complex R&D challenges where solutions must be discovered iteratively, ensuring scalable, high-impact AI solutions are delivered.

Position – how you’ll contribute

• Lead technical workshops with clients to define AI success criteria, design system architectures, and determine the "how" of implementation.
• Act as the hands-on technical lead for Cloud and AI projects, overseeing the lifecycle from concept to deployment.
• Collaborate with sales and product teams to ensure AI proposals are technologically sound and deliver genuine business value. 
• Solve tricky R&D challenges, acting as the main consultant for defining custom AI/ML solutions in ambiguous environments.
• Architect scalable AI solutions using Cloud-native services (e.g., Vertex AI, SageMaker) and open-source frameworks
• Lead engineers and interns, fostering their growth in AI and Cloud technologies.

Expectations – the experience you need

• Extensive experience in AI/ML Engineering and Cloud Architecture roles.
• Proven ability to run client-facing workshops and translate business goals into technical AI roadmaps.

• Strong communication skills

• Experience in leading presales – defining technical aspects and scope of an AI project
• Deep hands-on experience with Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and their specific AI/ML suites.
• Strong background in R&D, GenAI/LLMs, and figuring out solutions in "greenfield" projects.
• Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain).
• Experience mentoring technical teams and driving best practices in code and architecture.

Additional skills – the edge you have

• Cloud Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty, Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer).
• Experience with MLOps practices, CI/CD for ML, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of AI governance, ethics, and security best practices.
• Background in pre-sales engineering or technical consulting.

Our offer – professional development, personal growth

• Flexible employment and remote work
• International projects with leading global clients
• Non-corporate atmosphere
• Language classes
• Internal & external training
• Private healthcare and insurance
• Multisport card
• Well-being initiatives

Position at: Software Mind Poland

Software Mind develops solutions that make an impact for companies around the globe. Tech giants & unicorns, transformative projects, emerging technologies and limitless opportunities – these are a few words that describe an average day for us. Building cross-functional engineering teams that take ownership and crave more means we’re always on the lookout for talented people who bring passion and creativity to every project. Our culture embraces openness, acts with respect, shows grit & guts and combines employment with enjoyment.