Principal AI Engineer

Anson McCade; Gent; Sur place; EUR 110 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Anson McCade is partnering with a market-leading AI EdTech client to hire a Principal AI Engineer. This role is highly hands-on and strategic, reporting to the founding team to shape both product vision and technical strategy for AI-powered learning products.

You will lead hands-on efforts to build scalable AI systems, maintain a strong builder mentality, and influence what gets built while maintaining coding involvement in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building and shipping AI/ML products to production.
• Track record delivering customer-facing AI products at scale.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and builder mentality.
• Experience leading technical direction across complex AI initiatives.
• Product mindset with the ability to influence what gets built, not just how it's built.
• Comfortable working in fast-moving environments with minimal product management overhead.

Connaissances

Proven experience building AI/ML

Track record delivering customer‑faced

Software engineering fundamentals

Leading technical direction

Product mindset

Fast-moving environments

Description du poste

Here at Anson McCade we are working with a market leading AI EdTech client who require a Principal AI Engineer to help build the next generation of AI-powered learning products.

Reporting directly to the founding team, you'll play a key role in defining both the product vision and technical strategy. This is a highly hands‑on leadership role for someone who has successfully built and scaled production AI systems and enjoys operating with significant ownership.

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience building and shipping AI/ML products to production.
• Track record delivering customer‑facing AI products at scale.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and builder mentality.
• Experience leading technical direction across complex AI initiatives.
• Product mindset with the ability to influence what gets built, not just how it's built.
• Comfortable working in fast‑moving environments with minimal product management overhead.

Ideal Background

• Principal Engineer
• Hands‑on Director of Engineering
• Hands‑on CTO

We're particularly interested in candidates from leading technology companies and AI‑native start‑ups who have built world‑class AI products.

What We're Looking For

• Highly hands‑on
• Strong product thinking
• Technical leadership without losing coding involvement