Applied AI Tech Lead - Enterprise GenAI Innovator

Mistral-Ai; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Relocation support

Parental leave

Job summary

Mistral is seeking a Technical Lead, Applied AI to drive technical strategy, execution, and delivery for enterprise AI solutions. You will lead Applied AI Engineers and align work with product, research, and engineering teams to build scalable AI use cases.

You will bridge cutting-edge AI research with practical applications, ensuring robust, scalable solutions that meet customer needs and Mistral’s vision.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree in AI, ML, CS or related field.
• 7+ years in AI/ML with 2+ years in a technical leadership role.
• Proven track record leading teams to deliver complex AI projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver as an IC the critical lines of code for complex projects.
• Lead technical teams of Applied AI Engineers.
• Lead technical discussions during pre-sales.
• Design and oversee the implementation of complex AI systems (fine-tuning, RAG, agentic workflows).
• Drive innovation by identifying emerging AI trends and best practices.

Skills

Tech leadership

Python

PyTorch

API design

Backend / full-stack

Technical communication

LLM fine-tuning

RAG & agentic systems

Open-source contribution

Education

PhD or Master’s in AI/ML/CS

Tools

LangChain

Hugging Face

AWS

GCP

Azure

MLOps tools

Job description

Mistral is seeking a Technical Lead, Applied AI to drive technical strategy, execution, and delivery for enterprise AI solutions. You will lead Applied AI Engineers and align work with product, research, and engineering teams to build scalable AI use cases.

You will bridge cutting-edge AI research with practical applications, ensuring robust, scalable solutions that meet customer needs and Mistral’s vision.