Integration Lead – AI
NTT DATA, Inc.
Senior Specialist – AI & Integration Engineer
Input Output (IOHK)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Senior
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudDockerKubernetesPythonScala
About the role
- As the Senior Specialist, AI & Integra Engineering, you will be a lead engineer and technical authority responsible for the architectural design and implementation of our core AI engine (Overmind) and our Viable Enterprise Operating System (Integra).
- Drive the end-to-end technical architecture for key components of the Integra and Overmind platforms, making critical decisions on frameworks, technologies, and infrastructure.
- Establish and champion best practices for software development, code quality, testing, and CI/CD, mentoring other engineers and setting a high technical bar.
- Ensure the technical roadmap is tightly aligned with the product strategy, collaborating with leadership to balance feature development with technical debt and platform health.
- Lead the technical design and implementation of complex systems, including data pipelines, model deployment infrastructure, agentic workflows, and API integrations.
- Lead the execution of complex, high-impact engineering projects, delivering high-quality software in a timely manner.
- Operate with a high degree of autonomy to resolve significant technical challenges, unblock progress, and ensure project success.
- Implement and refine engineering processes that optimize for both speed and quality, fostering a culture of predictable delivery and technical excellence.
- Own the technical aspects of deploying, scaling, and maintaining our AI models and platforms in production environments.
- Mentor and coach other engineers on the team, fostering their technical growth and sharing expertise in software engineering and AI systems.
- Act as a force multiplier, elevating the entire team's technical capabilities through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing.
- Influence the broader engineering culture by championing innovation, ownership, and pragmatic solutions to complex problems.
- Act as a primary technical voice and subject matter expert in the AI & Integra team.
- Collaborate closely with the Senior Manager, AI & Integra Operations to align technical execution with project priorities and operational plans.
- Partner with the Senior Specialist, AI Strategy & Innovation to translate advanced AI research into feasible, engineered solutions.
- Work with the Senior Specialist, AI Solution Architecture to ensure the back-end architecture supports a world-class user experience and meets user needs.
- Serve as a key technical liaison to other engineering groups within IOG, ensuring seamless integration and architectural alignment.
Requirements
- Typically 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a significant portion spent in a senior or architectural capacity on complex projects.
- Proven track record of designing, building, and delivering complex, data-intensive, and scalable software products from concept to production.
- Deep hands-on experience with the engineering challenges of AI/ML systems (e.g., MLOps, data infrastructure, model deployment, API design for AI services).
- Expertise with modern programming languages (e.g., Scala, Python) and cloud-native technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, AWS/Azure).
- Experience in building enterprise-grade SaaS platforms or internal operating systems is highly desirable.
- Expertise in Production-Grade Software Engineering: A master of building and maintaining complex, scalable, and reliable software systems. Deep knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, and modern development practices.
- AI/ML Systems Architecture: Proven ability to design and build the infrastructure required to support the full lifecycle of machine learning models, from data ingestion and training to deployment and monitoring.
- Technical Leadership & Vision: The ability to set a clear technical direction for complex projects, inspire technical excellence, and make pragmatic architectural decisions that balance short-term needs with long-term scalability.
- Mentorship & Influence: A track record of leveling up fellow engineers and influencing technical direction without formal authority.
- Pragmatic Problem-Solving: A hands-on expert who can dive deep into technical details to solve the most complex engineering challenges.
- Collaborative Execution: A strong partner to product, operations, and research leaders, skilled at translating business and user needs into technical requirements.
Benefits
- Remote work
- Laptop reimbursement
- New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc)
- Learning & Development opportunities
- Competitive PTO
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
AI systemsMLOpsdata infrastructuremodel deploymentAPI designScalaPythonKubernetesDockercloud-native technologies
Soft skills
technical leadershipmentorshipproblem-solvingcollaborationinfluencecommunicationautonomyinnovationtechnical excellenceproject management