AI Lead Engineer

Job description

AI Lead Engineer Charleston, SC: Position Overview: We are seeking an AI Lead Engineer who combines strong hands-on technical ability with emerging leadership and product instincts. This role is ideal for someone who has worked in a startup or fast-paced environment, understands how AI systems move from prototype to real-world deployment, and is ready to grow into a team leadership position. You will initially operate as a primary contributor, designing models, building training pipelines, and delivering AI-driven features, while helping shape the technical direction of our AI efforts. As products mature, you will take on increasing responsibility for mentoring junior engineers and building a small, high-performing team. Key Responsibilities: Hands-On AI Development: - Design, build, and train machine learning and deep learning models (CNNs, transformers, RL, etc.) - Develop scalable training pipelines and data processing workflows - Work across the stack: data ingestion, model development, evaluation, and deployment - Build and maintain AI systems (backend and, where applicable, user-facing interfaces) Applied Product Development: - Translate AI capabilities into deployable featur...