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HSAD North America

Lead AI/ML Engineer

HSAD North America, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, us, 07632

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Base pay range $135,000.00/yr - $165,000.00/yr

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Position Overview We are seeking a hands‑on Lead AI/ML Engineer with strong software engineering expertise to rapidly build and deploy AI solutions. This role focuses on practical implementation and quick delivery of business value through intelligent integration of AWS ML services, LLMs, and modern AI tools. This hybrid position requires 75% hands‑on development and 25% technical leadership, emphasizing speed to market and pragmatic engineering decisions.

Key Responsibilities

Rapidly prototype and deploy AI solutions using pre-built AWS ML services and LLM APIs

Build full‑stack applications that integrate existing ML/LLM tools and services

Focus on "time to value" – quick iterations, hypothesis testing, A/B experiments

Orchestrate multiple AI services (Bedrock, SageMaker endpoints, third‑party APIs)

Develop proof‑of‑concepts in days/weeks using available tools and platforms

Lead technical team through hands‑on coding and architecture decisions

Champion pragmatic "buy and integrate" approaches for faster delivery

Required Technical Skills

Python : FastAPI, Django, Flask (expert proficiency)

Java : Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security

Full‑stack development with focus on rapid prototyping

RAG Systems : Rapid deployment using managed vector DB solutions

Model Deployment : Using pre‑trained models and managed endpoints

Service Orchestration: Combining multiple AI services for business solutions

Experimentation: A/B testing frameworks for AI features

Rapid Delivery: MVP first, iterative improvement approach

Pragmatic Architecture: Leveraging managed services and existing platforms

Hypothesis‑Driven Development: Build, measure, learn cycles

Integration Excellence: Connecting best‑in‑class tools and services

API‑First Design: Microservices, event‑driven architectures

API Integration: REST, GraphQL, webhooks, streaming

Serverless Architecture: Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions

AWS Platform (Production Focus)

Bedrock, SageMaker (inference and endpoints)

Lambda, Step Functions for workflow orchestration

Infrastructure as Code (CDK, Terraform)

Experience Requirements

10+ years

software engineering with recent hands‑on coding

Track record of rapid delivery

– launched multiple AI features in production

eCommerce AI projects : practical implementations with measurable impact

Experience balancing speed with quality for optimal business outcomes

Technical leadership through hands‑on contribution

What You'll Work On

AI solution prototypes with 1‑2 week turnaround

Integration projects connecting LLMs to existing systems

Production ML features using AWS managed services

Revenue‑generating experiments through A/B testing

Scalable AI architectures that grow with business needs

Cross‑functional collaboration to identify and solve business problems with AI

Ideal Candidate Profile A pragmatic engineer who excels at quickly translating business requirements into working AI solutions. Someone who understands that the best solution is often the one that ships fastest and delivers immediate value. You thrive in environments where rapid experimentation and iteration are valued over lengthy development cycles. Your strength lies in knowing when to use existing tools versus building custom solutions, always optimizing for business impact and speed to market.

Success Metrics

Speed of AI feature deployment (idea to production)

Business value delivered through AI implementations

Team velocity and technical capability growth

Quality of architectural decisions balancing speed and scalability

Adoption rate of AI solutions across the organization

Seniority level Director

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Information Technology and Marketing

Industries Marketing Services

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