Applied AI, Technical Lead, Forward Deployed AI Engineer

Mistral
Montreal
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Technical communication","Mentorship","Leadership","Collaboration","Innovation mindset"]

Drive the technical strategy, execution, and delivery of complex applied AI solutions for enterprise customers. Lead project teams of Applied AI Engineers while serving as the primary technical point of contact across the full lifecycle—from pre-sales to post-implementation. Hands-on build and de-risk critical code paths, design scalable AI systems using fine-tuning, RAG, agentic workflows, and custom LLM applications, and collaborate with research, product, and engineering to turn customer needs into high-impact deployments.

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Mistral
Mistral
2 months ago

Applied AI, Technical Lead, Forward Deployed AI Engineer

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Job Summary

Drive the technical strategy, execution, and delivery of complex applied AI solutions for enterprise customers. Lead project teams of Applied AI Engineers while serving as the primary technical point of contact across the full lifecycle—from pre-sales to post-implementation. Hands-on build and de-risk critical code paths, design scalable AI systems using fine-tuning, RAG, agentic workflows, and custom LLM applications, and collaborate with research, product, and engineering to turn customer needs into high-impact deployments.
Location: Montreal
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as the primary technical point of contact for strategic enterprise customers, guiding them through pre-sales to post-implementation.
  • •Lead technical teams of Applied AI Engineers with mentorship, technical guidance, and best practices for deploying GenAI applications.
  • •Deliver as an IC hands-on critical code paths: coding, reviewing, and optimizing AI solutions.
  • •Design and oversee implementation of complex AI systems, including fine-tuning, RAG, agentic workflows, and custom LLM applications.
  • •Lead pre-sales technical discussions by translating customer requirements into actionable solutions and communicating technical advantages.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceParental LeaveRetirementRelocationMeal AllowanceCommuter BenefitsWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •Fluency in French and English.
  • •PhD or Master’s in AI, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • •7/8+ years of AI/ML experience, including 2+ years in a technical leadership role focused on AI products or enterprise solutions.
  • •Proven experience leading teams to deliver complex AI projects from prototyping to production in industries such as tech, finance, healthcare, or industrial automation.
  • •Deep expertise in fine-tuning LLMs, advanced RAG, agentic systems, and deploying NLP applications at scale, plus proficiency in Python and PyTorch.
Experience:7+ yearsAI/MLGenAIEnterprise AI adoptionFinanceHealthcareIndustrial automationCustomer-facing rolesOpen source
Education:Master's in AI, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related field
Skills:Technical communicationMentorshipLeadershipCollaborationInnovation mindset
Languages:FrenchEnglish
Tech Stack:PythonPyTorchLangChainHugging FaceAWSGCPAzureFine-tuningRAGAgentic workflowsLLM applicationsNLPMLOpsAPI designSystem architecture

Company Brief

Mistral
Develops state-of-the-art large language models and AI systems, offering models and developer tools for natural language understanding, generation, and enterprise AI integrations. Focuses on open research and production-ready model deployments.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Funding: Seed
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2023
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