Lead Engineer, Schibsted Product Lab
Core
Lead engineer for an autonomous unit building and testing new AI-enabled media products with real users, assessing feasibility and shipping prototypes.
Role type
Senior IC AI/Software Engineer (Product Lab)
Builds
Early prototypes and experiments for new media products using AI at the core
Domain
Media, AI, Language Models
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
AI model building (LLMs, agents, retrieval), full-stack prototyping, technical feasibility assessment, pragmatic trade-offs, technical leadership, coaching
Preferred skills
Experience stopping failing projects, using AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex)
Technologies
Language models, agents, retrieval, APIs, Schibsted platforms
Responsibilities
Assess new product ideas for technical feasibility, cost, and risk; Build and ship early prototypes using code, AI tools, and APIs; Make architecture choices fitting idea maturity; Coach engineers on new skills; Connect Lab ideas with core engineering teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with potential for people management
