Lead engineer - AI platform (interim)

Huxley • Remote (Amsterdam, Netherlands) • 4w ago

Lead AI engineer (Freelance)

For a global client, headquartered in Amsterdam we are looking for an experienced Lead AI engineer that enjoys solving complex unprecedented challenges.

The Job:

creating a platform for AI employees that lets people across the network build and deploy their own AI tools. This is new territory. This role focuses on building practical, reliable solutions, not demos. You'll work in a fastpaced team, reporting to the Director of AI, to accelerate platform development.

Team Overview

Team Size: 7 engineers, 1 Product Owner
Culture: Startup-like, entrepreneurial, fast-paced, highly collaborative
Tech Stack: Golang, Python, TypeScript, React, Vue
Focus: Building internal AI platforms and tools for Prosus portfolio companie

Day-to-Day Tasks:

You lead AI platform development by coding features, solving technical challenges, mentoring engineers, and collaborating across teams to implement cutting-edge AI solutions.

The team works on an internal productivity tool. The Current Direction: Developing AI agents and workflows to streamline operations across the portfolio. AI building agents, work with several commercially available LLM models OpenAI & Tropic, Stability AI. The team is also using Opensource AI modelsto intehrate LLMs you integrate with in terms of what you are building.

Responsibilities:

Lead development of AI platform features
Guide and mentor engineers
Solve technical challenges and optimize performance
Collaborate with product/business teams
50/50 split between hands-on coding and team leadership

Requirements:

10+ years in software development
5+ years in Golang (or strong OOP background in Kotlin/Java with ability to ramp up)
Strong cloud experience (AWS preferred, Azure acceptable)
Experience with AI systems (LLMs or automation projects)
Hands-on GenAI experience is a plus, but passion and applied AI experience (even personal projects) are key
Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills

Background:

Experience in e-commerce, fintech, digital banks is preffered
Proven ability to build stable, scalable platforms with real-world impact

Practical:

Start: ASAP
40 hours per week
Freelance or Employed Contractor Model ( detacheren)

Pleae note this role is only eligeble for candidates in the Netherlands that are available on a short term.

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