Lead AI & Software Engineer

Lead AI & Software Engineer

This is a full-time on-site role for a Lead AI & Software Engineer based in Accra. The role involves driving the design, development, and delivery of advanced AI and Generative AI solutions for our clients. This role combines hands-on technical leadership, team leadership, and client-facing responsibility, ensuring high-quality delivery across multiple AI projects. You will lead a team of AI engineers while actively collaborating with clients, project managers, and internal stakeholders to translate business needs into robust, scalable AI solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience
• 4+ years of experience in AI, Machine Learning; building ML/AI systems
• 3+ years of experience in deploying ML/AI models into production environment
• Strong hands-on experience with Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikitlearn)
• Practical experience with Generative AI / LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or open-source models)
• Strong understanding of:
  • Machine learning algorithms and evaluation methods
  • LLMs and generative AI architectures
  • Data pipelines and feature engineering
• Experience building and deploying AI systems into production environments
• Experience with MLOps pipelines and tools (as Weights & Biases, AWS SageMaker ect’)
• Prior experience leading or mentoring engineers
• Strong communication skills, including client-facing technical discussions
• High sense of ownership, accountability, and delivery focus

Key skills/competency

• AI Solution Design
• Generative AI Development
• Machine Learning Engineering
• Team Leadership
• Client Collaboration
• Python Programming
• ML Frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
• MLOps
• Production Deployment
• Data Engineering