Lead AI Engineer

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Minneapolis / $160000 - $180000 annum

INFO

Salary

SALARY:

$160000 - $180000

Location

LOCATION

Minneapolis

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Lead AI Engineer

$160,000-180,000 base salary + bonus

Minneapolis, MN - 3 days/week onsite

THE COMPANY

Harnham is working with a global technology and information services organization that develops advanced software solutions for professionals operating in highly regulated and data-intensive industries. With significant investment in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, the business is building next-generation intelligent platforms that help customers uncover insights, make critical decisions, and improve operational efficiency at scale.

This is an opportunity to join a highly innovative engineering team at the forefront of AI adoption, where you will help shape enterprise-grade solutions leveraging Generative AI, RAG architectures, autonomous agents, and cloud-native technologies.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead the design and development of enterprise-scale AI applications, including RAG solutions, intelligent agents, and multi-stage AI pipelines.
  • Architect and deliver full-stack solutions spanning AI orchestration layers, APIs, microservices, data services, and modern web applications.
  • Drive technical strategy for AI initiatives, evaluating emerging technologies and translating research into practical business applications.
  • Establish best practices for MLOps and LLMOps, including model deployment, monitoring, governance, and lifecycle management.
  • Mentor and support engineering teams, providing technical leadership and guidance across complex software projects.
  • Collaborate closely with product, design, research, and engineering stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing AI-powered products.
  • Champion observability, testing, security, compliance, and responsible AI practices across the software development lifecycle.
  • Optimize AI solutions for performance, cost efficiency, reliability, and user experience within large-scale production environments.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience (Master's degree preferred).
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 4 years in senior or lead engineering roles focused on AI/ML solutions.
  • Proven experience designing and delivering Generative AI, LLM, RAG, or agent-based applications in production environments.
  • Strong expertise in backend development, APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native application architecture.
  • Expert-level proficiency in object-oriented programming and experience with AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.
  • Strong experience with AWS and modern infrastructure tooling including Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate AI models into enterprise-scale systems through APIs, data pipelines, and microservices.
  • Excellent communication, leadership, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills.

Preferred

  • Experience leading teams building AI-driven platforms or enterprise AI integrations.
  • Knowledge of vector databases, embeddings, semantic search, and information retrieval technologies.
  • Experience working within regulated sectors such as legal, financial, risk, compliance, or investigative services.
  • Understanding of AI governance, model risk management, and regulatory compliance frameworks.
  • Record of successful AI product launches, technical presentations, publications, patents, or industry speaking engagements.

BENEFITS

  • Opportunity to lead cutting-edge AI initiatives with significant business impact.
  • Exposure to large-scale enterprise AI platforms and modern cloud technologies.
  • Collaborative and innovation-focused engineering culture.
  • Ongoing professional development, learning, and industry engagement opportunities.
  • Comprehensive employee benefits package and flexible working arrangements.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV via the Apply link on this page.

KEY TERMS

Lead Software Engineer AI | Principal Software Engineer | Generative AI | LLM | Large Language Models | RAG | Retrieval Augmented Generation | Agentic AI | AI Agents | Machine Learning | MLOps | LLMOps | AWS | Kubernetes | Docker | Terraform | Python | PyTorch | TensorFlow | JAX | Microservices | APIs | Distributed Systems | Vector Databases | Embeddings | Semantic Search | Cloud Architecture | Enterprise Software | Full Stack Engineering | Artificial Intelligence Leadership

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Tim Jonas
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Business Manager

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