Description
Summary:
Seeking a dedicated Lead AI Application Engineer to build and run a shared AI platform, curate AI services, and manage AI data infrastructure for a client's innovative team.
Highlights:
1. Architect and maintain a multi-tenant AI Platform for full ML lifecycle.
2. Develop and expose "as-a-service" AI capabilities.
3. Enable developer self-service with AI environments and data stores.
At TechBiz Global, we are providing recruitment service to our TOP clients from our portfolio.
We are currently looking for a dedicated **Lead AI Aplication Engineer** to join one of our **clients' teams**. If you're looking for an exciting opportunity to grow in an innovative environment, this could be the perfect fit for you.
**Key Responsibilities:**
* **Build \& Run the Shared AI Platform**
* Architect and maintain a multi\-tenant AI Platform that supports the full ML lifecycle across cloud and on\-premises environments.
* Ensure high availability, low latency, and cost\-efficiency for all shared AI resources.
* Implement LLMOps/MLOps best practices, including automated deployment pipelines for models.
**2\. Curate the AI Services Catalogue**
* Develop and expose "as\-a\-service" capabilities: Inference\-as\-a\-Service, Embeddings\-as\-a\-Service, and RAG\-as\-a\-Service.
* Standardize how squads interact with LLMs, providing unified APIs and abstraction layers to prevent vendor lock\-in.
**3\. Manage AI Data Infrastructure**
* Own the deployment and scaling of Vector Databases (e.g., Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate) and Feature Stores (e.g., Feast, Tecton, Hopsworks).
* Optimize data retrieval patterns to support real\-time AI applications and agentic workflows.
* Oversee Model Hosting environments, utilizing Kubernetes (K8s) and GPU orchestration to manage compute resources efficiently.
**4\. Enable Developer Self\-Service**
* Build and maintain a Self\-Service Portal or CLI that allows product squads to provision AI environments, models, and data stores independently.
* Reduce "Time\-to\-Inference" for new features by providing pre\-configured templates and blueprints.
* Conduct internal workshops and provide documentation to empower squads to use the platform effectively.
**Must\-Have Technical Skills**
* Infrastructure: Deep experience with Kubernetes (K8s), Docker, and Terraform/Pulumi.
* Hybrid Cloud: Proven experience managing workloads across AWS/Azure/GCP and On\-Premises (NVIDIA AI Enterprise, OpenShift).
* AI/ML Tooling: Hands\-on experience with vLLM, TGI (Text Generation Inference), or NVIDIA Triton for model serving.
* Databases: Expertise in Vector DBs and traditional SQL/NoSQL databases.
* Languages: High proficiency in Python and Go or Rust for platform tooling.
**Experience**
* 8\+ years in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
* 2\+ years specifically focused on building AI/ML infrastructure or platforms.
* Experience building Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) is a massive plus.