Mistral AI

Applied AI Technical Lead Forward Deployed AI Engineer

In short

This role leads Applied AI Engineers in delivering complex enterprise AI projects, guiding customers from pre-sales through implementation. It requires designing scalable AI systems, overseeing fine-tuning, RAG, agentic workflows, and LLM applications, and feeding customer insights into product development. The posting is from Mistral AI, an AI product company, and demands a PhD or Master's degree, 7-8+ years of AI/ML experience, 2+ years of technical leadership, and strong Python, PyTorch, LangChain, and Hugging Face skills.

About the Role
You will lead Applied AI Engineers and deliver critical code for complex enterprise AI projects. You will guide customers from pre-sales through implementation, design scalable AI systems, oversee fine-tuning, RAG, agentic workflows, and LLM applications, and bring customer feedback into product development.
Requirements
•English fluency
•PhD or Master's degree in AI, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related field
•7/8+ years of AI/ML experience
•2+ years of technical leadership experience
•Experience leading teams delivering complex AI projects
•Expertise in fine-tuning LLMs, advanced RAG, agentic systems, and NLP deployment
•Python
•PyTorch
•LangChain
•Hugging Face
•Software engineering skills, including API design, backend development, full-stack development, and system architecture
•Technical communication
Responsibilities
•Deliver critical code for complex AI projects
•Lead and mentor Applied AI Engineers
•Lead technical pre-sales discussions
•Design and oversee complex AI systems
•Implement fine-tuning, RAG, agentic workflows, and custom LLM applications
•Identify emerging AI trends and deployment practices
•Integrate customer feedback into product development

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