AI Engineering Lead

Adastra Corp; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Adastra Corp is seeking an Engineering Lead to guide a cross-functional team of frontend, backend, and DevOps professionals. You will translate product requirements into scalable technical solutions and oversee the design, development, and deployment of customer-facing AI-enabled applications.

You will establish engineering standards, drive quality, mentor engineers, and ensure security, governance, and compliance across all efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering front-end applications within cross-functional teams.
• Strong background in full-stack development and cloud-native apps.
• Proven ability to translate product requirements to technical solutions.
• Leadership of engineers across frontend, backend and DevOps.
• Solid understanding of software quality practices and testing.

Responsibilities

• Hire, lead and manage a cross-functional engineering team.
• Partner with Product Owner to translate vision into solutions.
• Oversee design and deployment of customer-facing front-end with AI features.
• Establish engineering standards and quality benchmarks.
• Ensure code quality, testing and documentation practices.
• Manage sprint execution, planning and resources.
• Foster collaboration across disciplines and mentor engineers.
• Remove blockers and manage dependencies for delivery.
• Monitor system performance and scalability, drive improvements.
• Ensure security, compliance, and governance in solutions.
• Collaborate with architecture/infrastructure teams for shared services.
• Drive continuous process improvements and manage technical debt.

Skills

Customer service understanding

Frontend delivery

Full-stack development

Cloud-native apps

Agile/Lean methodologies

Product owner collaboration

Software architecture

Team leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Job description

Responsibilities & Deliverables:

Your deliverables as an Engineering Lead will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Hire, lead and manage a cross-functional engineering team including front-end, back-end, and DevOps specialists
• Partner closely with the Customer Service Product Owner to translate product vision and requirements into technical solutions
• Oversee design, development, and deployment of a customer facing front end application that uses AI features from established platforms.
• Establish engineering standards, best practices, and quality benchmarks for the development team
• Ensure technical excellence across all aspects of development including code quality, testing, and documentation
• Manage sprint execution, technical planning, and resource allocation across the engineering team
• Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across front-end, back-end, AI, and DevOps disciplines
• Remove technical blockers and resolve dependencies that impact team productivity and delivery
• Monitor system performance, reliability, and scalability, implementing improvements as needed
• Mentor and develop engineering talent, providing technical guidance and career development service
• Ensure engineering solutions meet security, compliance, and governance requirements
• Collaborate with architecture and infrastructure teams to leverage shared platforms and services
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, tools, and team capabilities
• Manage technical debt and balance feature delivery with platform stability and maintainability

Required Skills & Experience :

• Understanding of customer service and service domains
• Proven track record of delivering front end applications
• Deep understanding of full-stack development including front-end, back-end, and infrastructure
• Experience in delivering cloud native applications
• Expertise in modern software development methodologies including agile and lean practices
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with product owners and translate requirements into technical solutions
• Experience leading teams through the complete software development lifecycle
• Strong technical skills with hands-on experience in software architecture and design
• Excellent communication skills with ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Track record of building high-performing, collaborative engineering teams
• Strong problem-solving abilities with focus on pragmatic, scalable solutions
  Understanding of software quality practices including testing, code reviews, and technical documentation