Lead AI Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in France.

📋 Description

• AI is a key component of 360Learning's strategy: our AI Squad develops agentic features that assist users in discovering, creating, and managing content.

• Establish a comprehensive understanding of our codebase and architecture (Pydantic AI, FastAPI, Azure OpenAI, ElasticSearch).

• Make significant contributions to existing features through hands-on work.

• Mentor and coach our team of AI Engineers (currently 2, with plans for growth).

• Take ownership of the complete delivery of a new AI feature, from technical design to production launch.

• Optimize for real-world limitations: minimize per-request costs, enhance latency, and scale to accommodate usage surges.

• Define the technical direction for AI features in alignment with the PM’s product vision.

• Foster technical innovation within the squad and throughout R&D (e.g., hackathons, cross-functional initiatives) while maintaining approximately 80% hands-on involvement and around 20% focused on coaching and management.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 4 years of experience in developing GenAI / LLM-powered systems, with a proven record of transitioning them from prototype to long-term production deployment.

• Experience, either formal or informal, as a tech lead, mentor, or coach for an engineering team, preferably within a SaaS platform.

• Strong background in Python, showcasing a history of producing clean and maintainable production code.

• Practical experience in integrating LLMs (Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, etc.) and managing real-world challenges such as token costs, latency, reliability, and hallucinations.

• Familiarity with search technologies, RAG, semantic search, vector databases, agents, and LLM observability tools (Langfuse or similar); model evaluation.

• Solid understanding of Machine Learning fundamentals, including evaluation, experimentation, and model lifecycle.

• Experience in leading technical initiatives where performance, reliability, and accuracy are critical.

• A product-focused mindset with genuine concern for customers and their experiences.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration abilities.

• Proficient in English (US/UK) / B2 level or equivalent (FR).

• Enthusiastic about our work environment (Convexity): https://bit.ly/Convexity360L.

🏝️ Benefits

• Compensation: Package includes a base salary, a variable component, and equity 📈.

• Benefits/Perks: Work From Home stipend, RTT, lunch vouchers, medical insurance, gym subscription, and 1 month of parental leave for the second parent.

• Balance: Flexible working hours, with full remote work options available anywhere in France 🏠.

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We have 6 active ERGs including Mental Health, Environmental/Sustainability, Women, Parents, LGBTQIA2S+, and Ethnic Diversity. Each group has at least one executive team member involved, enhancing awareness of each group's activities and facilitating a swift path to impact 🤝.

• Corporate Social Responsibility: Review our CSR Charter: 360learning.com/blog/corporate-social-responsibility-charter 🌎🌏🌍.

• Culture: A supportive framework designed for your success—imagine what it's like to join 360Learning from onboarding to ramp-up, and beyond: 🚀👩🏻‍💻🏆https://360learning.com/blog/360learner-journey/.