AI Engineering Lead (LATAM)

The Plum Tree Group; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

CoPilot Innovations, a subsidiary of The Plumtree Group, is seeking an AI Engineering Lead to serve as the technical authority across our engineering team. This hands-on leadership role builds production-ready AI systems while coaching engineers, reviewing architectures, and setting engineering standards.

You will architect end-to-end AI applications, lead multi-account projects, and mentor engineers to raise the bar on performance, reliability, and security in a remote, USD-compensated

Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise in building production AI systems.
• Experience mentoring engineering teams and driving standards.
• Proven ability to translate AI trade-offs to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Architect and ship end-to-end AI applications across GenAI, agentic AI, ML/DL including computer vision, and automation.
• Lead technical direction for AI projects across multiple accounts.
• Review solution architecture and ensure scalable, secure, enterprise-ready builds.
• Coach and mentor engineers through code reviews, 1:1s, and growth plans.
• Define best practices for AI-first software development, cloud deployment, and engineering quality.

Skills

Python

LLM applications

RAG

agentic workflows

AI microservices

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Vector databases

PyTorch/TensorFlow

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

We're Hiring: AI Engineering Lead Company: CoPilot Innovations Location: Remote Experience: 5+ years in AI/ML engineering, including 2+ years leading or mentoring engineers CoPilot Innovations, a subsidiary of The Plumtree Group, is looking for an AI Engineering Lead to act as the technical authority across our engineering team.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can build production-ready AI systems while coaching engineers, reviewing architectures, and setting strong engineering standards internally as well as across client accounts. Learn more about our culture:

What You'll Do:

• Architect and ship end-to-end AI applications across GenAI, agentic AI, ML/DL including computer vision, and automation
• Lead technical direction for AI projects across multiple accounts
• Review solution architecture and ensure scalable, secure, enterprise-ready builds
• Coach and mentor engineers through code reviews, 1:1s, and growth plans
• Define best practices for AI-first software development, cloud deployment, and engineering quality

What We're Looking For:

• Strong hands-on experience with Python, LLM applications, RAG, agentic workflows, and AI microservices
• Experience with tools such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, vector databases, PyTorch/TensorFlow, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Understanding of MLOps/LLMOps, CI/CD, AI observability, latency, cost, and performance optimization
• Proven experience mentoring or leading engineering teams
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain AI trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Why Join CoPilot Innovations?

• Build high-impact AI solutions that solve real-world business problems
• Work on projects with direct, tangible client impact
• Grow into broader engineering leadership with support for professional upskilling
• Enjoy a fully remote, work-from-anywhere culture with flexible timings
• Receive competitive compensation paid in USD

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building advanced AI systems while raising the technical standard of an entire engineering team.