Lead Applied AI Engineer
Core
Lead the Applied AI team to build, administer, and improve AI-enabled systems and SaaS platforms that support customer holiday discovery and booking.
Role type
Senior IC/Lead Applied AI Engineer (People Management & Technical Leadership)
Builds
AI-enabled systems, SaaS platforms, and agentic AI workflows for customer holiday services
Domain
Travel technology, Applied AI, SaaS operations
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
People management, Technical direction for agentic AI, SaaS supplier account management, Cloud operations (GCP), API/Integration design, Cost optimization
Preferred skills
Google ADK framework experience, Build-versus-buy decision making
Technologies
Google ADK, Google Cloud Platform, REST APIs, Webhooks
Responsibilities
Line-manage engineers and set technical direction, Guide architecture for AI workflows and integrations, Manage third-party SaaS supplier relationships and contracts, Own operational performance and incident escalation, Establish engineering standards for secure change management, Optimize spend and licensing for AI services
