AI Technical Lead - Python, AWS 🏆

Qualifications

• Very strong experience as an AWS full-stack developer/engineer (tech lead)
• Proficient in Python and AWS Full Stack development
• Demonstrated experience working with AI technologies
• Ability to lead daily development and technical decisions for the team
• Capability to translate product objectives into concrete implementation plans and sprint goals
• Experience managing developers and AI engineers
• Skilled in collaborating with global teams, particularly during discovery phases
• Expertise in making technical design decisions and resolving issues across teams
• Familiarity with code review processes and maintaining engineering consistency
• Experience with agile development practices including sprint planning and backlog grooming
• Commitment to fostering a culture of growth mindset and technical excellence
• Experience in onboarding and mentoring developers and AI engineers
• Strong communication skills for engaging with business stakeholders
• Ability to align technical decisions with broader AI platform strategy and business goals
• Comfort in representing teams in technical discussions and architecture reviews
• Proficiency in communicating risks and technical constraints to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong background in cloud-native development and secure handling of service configurations
• Knowledgeable in CI/CD pipelines for AI systems and microservices
• Familiarity with team-based access control and repository governance practices
• Skilled in modern programming languages and infrastructure-as-code
• Experience managing API specifications and service integrations
• Knowledge of developing conversational agents and multi-agent systems
• Capable of orchestrating agent workflows and external data integration
• Understanding of retrieval-augmented generation patterns and scalable inference
• Familiarity with deployment model trade-offs, such as serverless vs. containerized
• Awareness of enterprise data privacy and cybersecurity standards
• Experience in handling user interactions and data visibility with compliance considerations
• Proficient in using observability tools for logging and performance monitoring
• Familiarity with API testing and authentication processes
• This role requires essential expertise in Python and AI, along with a proven ability to manage development teams and translate product goals into actionable tasks

Benefits

• AI Technical Lead - Python, AWS 💰 Salary: $208,000 - 270,400 per year
• Salary: $208,000 - 270,400 per year
• Benefits & perks that we offer:
• Competitive pay is set between $100.00 - $130.00 per hour

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily development activities and technical decisions of the pod
• Translate product objectives into actionable implementation strategies and sprint goals
• Directly supervise developers and AI engineers, providing guidance and support
• Collaborate daily with global Engagement Leads during the discovery phase of initiatives
• Make informed technical design decisions and troubleshoot issues across teams
• Oversee code reviews and ensure consistent engineering practices
• Champion agile development, including sprint planning and backlog refinement
• Promote a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence, and experimentation
• Mentor and onboard new developers and AI engineers effectively
• Collaborate with business stakeholders when necessary to align on objectives
• Work closely with the Technical Chapter Lead to coordinate technical decisions with business strategies
• Represent the team in technical forums, showcases, and architecture evaluations
• Clearly articulate risks and technical constraints to non-technical audiences
• Provide timely updates to the Engagement Lead regarding technical decisions and stakeholder discussions

Full Description

AI Technical Lead - Python, AWS 💰 Salary: $208,000 - 270,400 per year

At StepChange US we are looking for a Python engineer!

🛠️ Our tech stack:

AI, API, AWS, CI/CD, Cloud, Support, Python, Security, Serverless, microservices

📝 Rquirements:

• Very strong experience as an AWS full-stack developer/engineer (tech lead)

• Proficient in Python and AWS Full Stack development

• Demonstrated experience working with AI technologies

• Ability to lead daily development and technical decisions for the team

• Capability to translate product objectives into concrete implementation plans and sprint goals

• Experience managing developers and AI engineers

• Skilled in collaborating with global teams, particularly during discovery phases

• Expertise in making technical design decisions and resolving issues across teams

• Familiarity with code review processes and maintaining engineering consistency

• Experience with agile development practices including sprint planning and backlog grooming

• Commitment to fostering a culture of growth mindset and technical excellence

• Experience in onboarding and mentoring developers and AI engineers

• Strong communication skills for engaging with business stakeholders

• Ability to align technical decisions with broader AI platform strategy and business goals

• Comfort in representing teams in technical discussions and architecture reviews

• Proficiency in communicating risks and technical constraints to non-technical stakeholders

• Strong background in cloud-native development and secure handling of service configurations

• Knowledgeable in CI/CD pipelines for AI systems and microservices

• Familiarity with team-based access control and repository governance practices

• Skilled in modern programming languages and infrastructure-as-code

• Experience managing API specifications and service integrations

• Knowledge of developing conversational agents and multi-agent systems

• Capable of orchestrating agent workflows and external data integration

• Understanding of retrieval-augmented generation patterns and scalable inference

• Familiarity with deployment model trade-offs, such as serverless vs. containerized

• Awareness of enterprise data privacy and cybersecurity standards

• Experience in handling user interactions and data visibility with compliance considerations

• Proficient in using observability tools for logging and performance monitoring

• Familiarity with API testing and authentication processes

👩‍💻👨‍💻 Your responsibilities are:

• Lead the daily development activities and technical decisions of the pod

• Translate product objectives into actionable implementation strategies and sprint goals

• Directly supervise developers and AI engineers, providing guidance and support

• Collaborate daily with global Engagement Leads during the discovery phase of initiatives

• Make informed technical design decisions and troubleshoot issues across teams

• Oversee code reviews and ensure consistent engineering practices

• Champion agile development, including sprint planning and backlog refinement

• Promote a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence, and experimentation

• Mentor and onboard new developers and AI engineers effectively

• Collaborate with business stakeholders when necessary to align on objectives

• Work closely with the Technical Chapter Lead to coordinate technical decisions with business strategies

• Represent the team in technical forums, showcases, and architecture evaluations

• Clearly articulate risks and technical constraints to non-technical audiences

• Provide timely updates to the Engagement Lead regarding technical decisions and stakeholder discussions

View this job and over 500 other transparent jobs with salaries (💰💰💰) & tech stacks (🛠️) on DevITJobs

Category: Python Developer / Engineer

Location address: Louisiana Street 910, Houston, United States

Salary: $208,000 - 270,400 per year

Benefits & perks that we offer:

StepChange US - More about us and the role:

We are seeking a very strong AWS full-stack developer/engineer to join our team as a tech lead.

This role requires essential expertise in Python and AI, along with a proven ability to manage development teams and translate product goals into actionable tasks.

Our team values collaboration and continuous improvement, and we are committed to fostering a culture that embraces technical excellence and growth.

This initial six-month contract opportunity, based in Houston, offers a flexible hybrid work environment, combining onsite and remote work.

Competitive pay is set between $100.00 - $130.00 per hour.

Are you looking for Python jobs in Houston?