Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CoPilot Innovations, a subsidiary of The Plumtree Group, is looking for an AI Engineering Lead to act as the technical authority across their engineering team. This hands-on leadership role involves building production-ready AI systems while coaching engineers, reviewing architectures, and setting strong engineering standards.
Responsibilities
- Leading and developing a high-performing Al engineering team while setting engineering standards across multiple client engagements
- Translating complex Al concepts into clear, practical direction for business and technical audiences
- Architecting and delivering production-grade end-to-end Al solutions (ML + newer generative/agent-based approaches)
- Acting as a trusted advisor in shaping Al roadmaps, solution design, and delivery approaches
- Define best practices for AI-first software development, cloud deployment, and engineering quality
Skills
- 5+ years in AI/ML engineering, including 2+ years leading or mentoring engineers
- Strong hands-on experience with Python, LLM applications, RAG, agentic workflows, and AI microservices
- Experience with tools such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, vector databases, PyTorch/TensorFlow, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Understanding of MLOps/LLMOps, CI/CD, AI observability, latency, cost, and performance optimization
- Proven experience mentoring or leading engineering teams
- Strong communication skills and the ability to explain AI trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Company Overview
The Plum Tree Group is an interactive agency focusing on solutions for emerging businesses. It was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, US, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.plumtreegroup.net/.