Senior Forward-Deployed AI Engineer & Client Tech Lead

Ledgent Technology; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ledgent Technology in San Diego seeks a Staff AI Engineer to serve as a senior technical anchor for the engineering team. You will mentor, guide, and manage two engineers, establish best practices for AI solutions, and contribute technically across client engagements.

The role demands 8+ years of experience, leadership ability, and deep Python/full-stack skills, with production workloads on AWS/GCP/Azure. Located in San Diego with client-facing responsibilities and strategic impact.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years building and deploying production-grade LLM applications.
• Experience leading engineers through mentorship or direct management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage two engineers based in San Diego, supporting their technical development and delivery performance.
• Establish and maintain high engineering standards through code reviews and collaborative sessions.
• Act as primary escalation resource for complex technical challenges and coach engineers to solve problems.

Skills

Python (Advanced)

Full-stack engineering

Leadership & mentorship

English communication

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Ledgent Technology in San Diego seeks a Staff AI Engineer to serve as a senior technical anchor for the engineering team. You will mentor, guide, and manage two engineers, establish best practices for AI solutions, and contribute technically across client engagements.

The role demands 8+ years of experience, leadership ability, and deep Python/full-stack skills, with production workloads on AWS/GCP/Azure. Located in San Diego with client-facing responsibilities and strategic impact.