CareerPlan

Lead AI Engineer

Los Angeles, USFull-time$60k2026-10-03 → 2026-11-10
Remote

Core

Lead engineering for AI initiatives, architecting stacks and prompting LLMs to solve real-world problems for clients and internal tools.

Role type

Lead AI Engineer (LLM focus)

Builds

MVPs for startup clients, internal AI tools, and production-ready AI products

Domain

AI / Large Language Models / Software Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

LLM development, prompt engineering, RAG, agentic patterns, LLM evaluation, Python, TypeScript

Preferred skills

LLM fine-tuning, AI research, AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code)

Responsibilities

Architect AI stacks, prompt engineer LLMs, build MVPs for clients, mentor engineers, collaborate with product and design teams

Seniority

Lead, hands-on IC with mentorship