AI Lead

JUPUS; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 138,138 - 207,207; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Foundational Impact

Technical Ownership

Growth Environment

Leadership Visibility

Fully Remote

MacBook Pro & accessories

Wellbeing: Urban Sports Club

Job summary

JUPUS is seeking a driven AI Lead to own AI across one of the fastest-growing legal tech companies in Europe, leading development and evolution of core AI products. This role blends hands-on production work with strategic leadership, roadmap definition, and establishing AI best practices.

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you will build systems, guide the AI team, and collaborate with product and engineering leadership to deliver reliable AI features while improving infrastructure,

Qualifications

• 5–6 years of experience building and shipping applied AI systems in production.
• Hands-on AI system experience with agentic AI or RAG in production.
• Strong Python and backend development for AI-driven products.
• Experience leading AI engineers and setting technical direction.
• Track record delivering AI features end-to-end.
• Experience with AI evaluation and observability tools.
• Ability to balance hands-on work with leadership.
• Fluent in English.
• Located in CET -2/+2 time zone.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the AI roadmap across all AI products.
• Lead and grow the AI team, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Architect and implement production-ready generative AI systems across voice, chat, and document workflows.
• Contribute hands-on (≈40%) to core AI systems, including architecture and optimization.
• Design and oversee agentic workflows, RAG systems, and LLM-based architectures.
• Establish and scale evaluation, testing, and observability frameworks for AI systems.
• Define and enforce best practices for AI development and deployment.
• Ensure reliable delivery and fast iteration within a small, high-impact team.
• Partner with product, design, and engineering to integrate AI into workflows.
• Translate AI capabilities into real product features.

Skills

Python

English proficiency

Team leadership

Product mindset

Tools

LangSmith

Langfuse

LangChain

Django

LLM architectures

Job description

We’re seeking a driven AI Lead to take ownership of AI across one of the fastest-growing legal tech companies in Europe, leading the development and evolution of our core AI products.

This role combines applied generative AI development with AI leadership, balancing hands‑on work on production systems with leading the AI team, defining the roadmap, and establishing best practices for AI across the company.

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you’ll be responsible for the entire AI function: setting direction, building systems, and enabling the organization to effectively leverage AI.

You will work closely with product and engineering leadership to deliver reliable AI features while continuously improving infrastructure, observability, and evaluation workflows across all AI products.

For a leader with strong experience building and deploying AI systems in production, this is an opportunity to own multiple AI products, scale a high-performing AI team, and shape how AI is applied across the company.

Your Challenge and Opportunity in This Role

Tasks

AI Strategy, Leadership & Implementation:

• Define and execute the AI roadmap across all AI products
• Lead, mentor, and grow the AI team, fostering a high-performance, execution-focused culture
• Architect and implement production-ready generative AI systems across voice, chat, and document workflows
• Contribute hands‑on (≈40%) to core AI systems, including architecture, implementation, and optimization
• Design and oversee agentic workflows, RAG systems, and LLM-based architectures across products
• Establish and scale evaluation, testing, and observability frameworks for AI systems
• Define and enforce best practices for AI development, deployment, and iteration
• Ensure reliable delivery and fast iteration within a small, high-impact team

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Partner closely with product, design, and engineering teams to integrate AI into real product workflows
• Translate complex AI capabilities into clear, practical product features
• Act as the AI authority within the company, supporting teams in adopting and applying AI effectively
• Communicate AI strategy and progress clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements:

• 5–6 years of experience building and shipping applied AI systems in production
• Proven hands‑on experience with agentic AI systems and/or RAG in production (beyond simple API usage)
• Strong proficiency in Python and backend development for AI-driven products
• Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring AI engineers, including setting technical direction and raising team standards
• Track record of owning and delivering AI features end-to-end in a product environment
• Experience with LLM evaluation, monitoring, and observability (e.g. LangSmith, Langfuse, or similar)
• Ability to balance hands‑on work with technical leadership in a fast-paced environment
• Strong product mindset and ability to translate AI capabilities into real user value
• Fluent in English
• Must be located within the CET -2/+2 time zone

Nice to Have:

• Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, or custom agent frameworks
• Familiarity with Django or similar
• Understanding of LLM architectures or deep learning fundamentals

Benefits

Foundational Impact – Help build and scale the core AI capabilities of JUPUS from the ground up

Technical Ownership – Work directly on the systems powering AI features across multiple products

Growth Environment – Build production AI systems at the cutting edge of generative AI and agentic workflows

Leadership Visibility – Flat hierarchy with direct access to the Head of Engineering and CTO, reporting to the AI Lead

Fully Remote – Enjoy the flexibility of working from anywhere

Top Equipment – State-of-the-art MacBook plus all the accessories you need

Wellbeing Perks – Urban Sports Club membership to support your healthy lifestyle

If you're passionate about building practical AI systems, shipping agentic workflows, and creating real impact for users through generative AI, we’d love to hear from you.