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AI Engineering Team Lead

Location: Italy (Rome or Milan)

Contract Type: Full time

AI Engineering Team Lead

Join an innovative digital consultancy shaping the future of AI and cloud transformation.

The Role

The AI Engineering Team works across cloud platforms to help enterprise clients adopt and integrate Artificial Intelligence into their operations — developing scalable, production-ready AI and ML solutions that are embedded into business processes and architecture.

As an AI Engineering Team Lead, you will design and oversee the delivery of advanced Machine Learning (ML) solutions, ensuring the highest standards of performance, security, and governance.

You’ll lead a team of AI Engineers, collaborating with Cloud Data Architects, Data Scientists, and Data Engineers to deliver end-to-end ML systems. This includes defining AI and data architecture best practices, implementing MLOps platforms, ensuring AI observability, and guiding integration and deployment.

Key Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, or related STEM field.
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (preferably Google Cloud) and their AI/ML services.
• 5+ years’ experience in software development using Python, Scala, Java, or similar languages.
• Expertise in software design, algorithms, and data structures.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, code repositories, and software lifecycle automation.
• Solid understanding of Machine Learning and Generative AI concepts and applications.
• Proficiency in SQL for database design, querying, and ETL processes.
• Proven track record of leading and mentoring technical teams and managing pre-sales or delivery activities.
• Fluent Italian and professional English required.

What’s on Offer

• Professional Growth & Development: Access to extensive technical and leadership training programs, with tailored development plans supporting both career and personal growth.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Hybrid working model — flexibility to plan office and remote days based on project needs, supported by an inclusive culture that values balance and wellbeing.
• Health & Benefits: Comprehensive healthcare coverage, wellbeing initiatives, and additional benefits including meal vouchers and welfare support.
• Family Support: Enhanced parental leave options, additional paternity days, and structured return-to-work support.
• Diversity & Inclusion: An open, inclusive environment that values individuality and ensures equal opportunities for all, with active policies supporting workplace diversity.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting and Management

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting and IT System Data Services

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