Lead Applied AI Engineer

About this role

Louisville, Kentucky 40023 Posted September 1st, 2026

##### Job Type: Full Time

##### Job Category: IT

#### Job Description

Role: Lead Applied AI Engineer

Location: New York, NY / Louisville, KY (Remote)

Fulltime – Permanent

Job Description

We are seeking an accomplished Lead Applied AI Engineer to architect and deliver advanced AI systems that seamlessly integrate Generative AI capabilities, AI agents, and modern enterprise platforms.

This role is responsible for designing, building, deploying, and scaling production-grade AI solutions that support large-scale business operations while maintaining high standards of security, reliability, governance, and responsible AI practices.

The Lead Applied AI Engineer will define technical standards, lead enterprise AI adoption, establish engineering best practices, and mentor engineering teams. This position operates at the intersection of AI innovation, enterprise architecture, platform engineering, and responsible AI governance.

Key Responsibilities

AI Solution Architecture

• Architect comprehensive end-to-end AI systems including:

o Advanced RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines

o Multi-stage retrieval and re-ranking architectures

o Agent orchestration frameworks coordinating multiple specialized agents

o Multi-model AI integrations leveraging model-specific strengths

• Design solutions with modularity, extensibility, scalability, and operational excellence to support evolving business requirements.

AI Engineering Standards & Optimization

• Define enterprise standards for:

o Prompt engineering

o Prompt templates and versioning

o Testing methodologies

o Evaluation frameworks

• Establish performance optimization strategies covering:

o Model selection criteria

o Caching patterns

o Resource utilization

o Cost optimization

Production Deployment & Reliability

• Lead deployment of AI solutions into production environments with:

o Comprehensive obser...