AI Engineering Team LeadVerified as a real position

Who we’re looking for

• Hands-on experience with AI tools, LLMs, or AI-augmented development workflows
• Proven ability to integrate or leverage AI capabilities within applications
• Experience working with modern AI frameworks, RAG systems, prompt engineering, or agent orchestration
• Demonstrated expertise in building AI-powered features or systems in production environments
• Understanding of LLM behavior, non-determinism, cost optimization, and hallucination detection
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) principles
• Experience designing maintainable, scalable systems
• Ability to write clean, structured, and testable code
• Ability to write complex queries from scratch
• Deep understanding of data structures and query performance/impact
• Debugging integrations and system interactions
• Understanding data flow across services
• Experience with analyzing data and leveraging it into actionable insights
• Root cause analysis across code, data, and systems
• Handling incidents, debugging issues, and managing escalations

What you’ll do

• Lead a cross-functional team of 6-10 professionals, with a balance of leadership and hands-on technical work with AI.
• Drive technical excellence, mentor your team, and deliver scalable, innovative solutions in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.
• Serve as a technical leader, combining hands-on development with strategic oversight.
• Design, code, and deliver high-quality, scalable applications using modern tech stacks ( Node.js, Python , or similar).
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance, fostering growth and skill development within the team.
• Ensure best practices in development, testing, and deployment, driving innovation and excellence.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to maintain high coding standards and technical quality.
• Collaborate closely with product and design teams to create extraordinary user experiences.
• Drive technical planning and execution, balancing short-term objectives with long-term system health.
• Promote Agile methodologies to enhance team productivity and effectiveness.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing, cross-team collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Define and implement technical strategies in alignment with organizational goals.
• Lead innovation through rapid prototyping, iterative development, and problem-solving.
• Identify technical risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery.
• Represent your teams in cross-functional discussions, aligning technical requirements with business objectives.
• Play an active role in hiring and scaling the teams, ensuring alignment with company values.
• Manage performance cycles, provide structured feedback, and support the professional growth of team members.
• Cultivate a culture of collaboration, inclusion, continuous learning, and engineering excellence.
• Champion diversity and foster an environment where all team members thrive.
• Partner with product, design, and other engineering teams to ensure seamless alignment on goals.
• Coordinate efforts across teams to drive complex projects and ensure shared objectives are met.
• Communicate technical challenges, opportunities, and solutions effectively to stakeholders.
• Push back on product decisions when necessary, presenting well-reasoned arguments to prioritize technical health, scalability, and long-term success.
• Resolve complex, multi-team technical challenges by fostering collaboration across disciplines.

About the position

Who we are is what we do. Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly. Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 7,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers. Why should you be part of our success story? As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries—ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are. Our momentum is reflected in our achievements and customer satisfaction: CNBC Disruptor 50, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator’s top companies list – all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google.

Benefits

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access