Applied AI Lead
Core
Identify high-impact AI opportunities across the business, build and ship end-to-end solutions (agents, assistants, pipelines) to drive efficiency and new capabilities for local business owners.
Role type
Applied AI Lead (hands-on IC)
Builds
Production AI agents, assistants, and ML pipelines integrated into core business workflows
Domain
SMB SaaS / Local Business Operations / AI Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
LLM integration, agent/assistant development, structured output, evaluation frameworks, context engineering, root-cause analysis, problem sizing, 0-1 build execution, rapid prototyping
Preferred skills
Restaurant industry experience, custom ML pipeline development
Technologies
Claude Code, custom ML pipelines, LLM APIs
Responsibilities
Scan business operations to identify and size AI opportunities, build and ship solutions from diagnosis to iteration, partner with cross-functional teams (BizOps, Sales, Product), prioritize backlog based on impact and ROI
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
