Head of AI Engineering — Remote, Lead ML Innovator

Placements24; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Bonuses

Fully remote

Professional development budget

Flexible work-life balance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to spearhead a distributed team in designing, building, and deploying advanced AI systems and ML models. This leadership role sets technical direction, mentors engineers, and drives high-impact AI initiatives globally.

You will lead end-to-end development and deployment of AI/ML models, define best practices, and collaborate with product managers to translate business needs into technical solutions.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, AI, ML or related field.
• 7+ years of professional AI/ML engineering experience with leadership
• Expertise deploying AI/ML models using TensorFlow or PyTorch
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and MLOps

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of AI/ML Engineers, providing technical guidance.
• Oversee end-to-end development and deployment of AI/ML models and platforms.
• Define and implement best practices for AI development, including coding standards, testing, and deployment.
• Collaborate with product managers to translate business needs into technical AI solutions.
• Drive research into new AI techniques to maintain a competitive edge.

Skills

Leadership

AI/ML engineering

Mentoring

Strategic direction

Communication

Education

Master's degree

PhD in related field

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

AWS

Azure

GCP

MLOps

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to spearhead a distributed team in designing, building, and deploying advanced AI systems and ML models. This leadership role sets technical direction, mentors engineers, and drives high-impact AI initiatives globally.

You will lead end-to-end development and deployment of AI/ML models, define best practices, and collaborate with product managers to translate business needs into technical solutions.