AI Tech Lead (m/f)

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of AI backend developers — starting small and scaling as the product evolves
• Define technical direction across architecture, model integration, API design, and deployment
• Stay hands-on: build and maintain REST APIs (FastAPI/Flask) that serve ML/LLM/NLP/vision models
• Review code and provide actionable, supportive feedback to help juniors grow
• Collaborate closely with cross functional teams on delivering AI-powered features
• Drive best practices in MLOps, CI/CD, cloud deployment, and performance monitoring
• Own delivery outcomes — ensure high-quality, well-tested, maintainable code shipped on schedule
• Foster a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and technical excellence

• 5+ years of backend development experience focused on Python, REST APIs, and system design
• Proven experience leading a software team or mentoring developers
• Practical experience with FastAPI, Docker, Git workflows, and CI/CD
• Experience integrating and serving ML/NLP/LLM models (PyTorch, Hugging Face, vLLM, etc.)
• Good understanding of authentication, authorization, and modern web service patterns
• Solid knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases, containerization, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Ownership mentality, builder mindset, and ability to make pragmatic trade-offs
• Excellent communication skills in English — clear, empathetic, and aligned with stakeholders

• Experience with AI-heavy backend systems (RAG, inference optimization, vector databases)
• Familiarity with DevOps tooling and practices (Kubernetes, Terraform, observability)
• Experience scaling small engineering teams and contributing to technical hiring

We look forward to meeting you!