AI/ML Team Lead – Generative AI (LLMs, AWS)

Provectus; Italia; Remote; EUR 102,301 - 119,351; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-up bonus 8,000 USD

Long-term B2B collaboration

Fully remote setup

Comprehensive private medical insurance

Paid sick leave, vacation, public holidays

Unlimited AWS certification sponsorship

Job summary

A leading AI solutions firm in Italy is seeking a highly skilled Machine Learning Tech Lead to oversee the development of innovative AI solutions. This role requires strong leadership skills and expertise in Large Language Models and AWS. The successful candidate will manage a team of engineers, design and optimize ML models, and ensure scalable cloud implementations. The position offers a fully remote setup and potential sign-up bonus.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with LLMs and NLP frameworks (e.g., Hugging Face, OpenAI).
• Strong expertise in AWS Cloud Services.
• Strong experience in ML/AI and at least 2 years in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of 5-10 engineers.
• Design, develop, and fine-tune LLMs and other ML models.
• Architect and manage scalable ML solutions using AWS services.

Skills

Experience with LLMs

AWS Cloud Services

Leadership in ML/AI

Python programming

TensorFlow/PyTorch

MLOps best practices

Job description

Overview

Provectus helps companies adopt ML/AI to transform the ways they operate, compete, and drive value. The focus of the company is on building ML Infrastructure to drive end-to-end AI transformations, assisting businesses in adopting the right AI use cases, and scaling their AI initiatives organization-wide in such industries as Healthcare & Life Sciences, Retail & CPG, Media & Entertainment, Manufacturing, and Internet businesses.

We are seeking a highly skilled Machine Learning (ML) Tech Lead with a strong background in Large Language Models (LLMs) and AWS Cloud services. The ideal candidate will oversee the development and deployment of cutting-edge AI solutions while managing a team of 5-10 engineers. This leadership role demands hands-on technical expertise, strategic planning, and team management capabilities to deliver innovative products at scale.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Management: Lead and manage a team of 5-10 engineers, providing mentorship and fostering a collaborative team environment; Drive the roadmap for machine learning projects aligned with business goals; Coordinate cross-functional efforts with product, data, and engineering teams to ensure seamless delivery
• Machine Learning & LLM Expertise: Design, develop, and fine-tune LLMs and other machine learning models to solve business problems; Evaluate and implement state-of-the-art LLM techniques for NLP tasks such as text generation, summarization, and entity extraction; Stay ahead of advancements in LLMs and apply emerging technologies; Expertise in multiple main fields of ML: NLP, Computer Vision, RL, deep learning and classical ML
• AWS Cloud Expertise: Architect and manage scalable ML solutions using AWS services (e.g., SageMaker, Lambda, Bedrock, S3, ECS, ECR, etc.); Optimize models and data pipelines for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency in AWS; Ensure best practices in security, monitoring, and compliance within the cloud infrastructure
• Technical Execution: Oversee the entire ML lifecycle, from research and experimentation to production and maintenance; Implement MLOps and LLMOps practices to streamline model deployment and CI/CD workflows; Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize production ML models for performance
• Team Development & Communication: Conduct regular code reviews and ensure engineering standards are upheld; Facilitate professional growth and learning for the team through continuous feedback and guidance; Communicate progress, challenges, and solutions to stakeholders and senior leadership

Qualifications

• Proven experience with LLMs and NLP frameworks (e.g., Hugging Face, OpenAI, or Anthropic models)
• Strong expertise in AWS Cloud Services
• Strong experience in ML/AI, including at least 2 years in a leadership role
• Hands-on experience with Python, TensorFlow/PyTorch, and model optimization
• Familiarity with MLOps tools and best practices
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Strong communication skills and the ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Passion for mentoring and developing engineers
• Familiarity with Amazon Bedrock would be considered a significant plus

What We Offer

• Sign-up bonus 8,000 USD
• Long-term B2B collaboration
• Fully remote setup
• Comprehensive private medical insurance or budget for your medical needs
• Paid sick leave, vacation, public holidays
• Continuous learning support, including unlimited AWS certification sponsorship