
Codeln is an AI-Powered Technical Recruitment platform. We offer the best approach to recruiting software engineering talent by automating the entire process thereby cutting down technical…

Codeln is an AI-Powered Technical Recruitment platform. We offer the best approach to recruiting software engineering talent by automating the entire process thereby cutting down technical…
What they do: AI-powered end-to-end technical recruitment platform (sourcing, testing/IDE, marketplace, payroll)
Founded: 2017–2018
Headcount (reported): 10 employees
Funding signal: Multiple non-equity assistance events; 3 rounds reported (most recent Mar 30, 2022)
Target focus: Software engineering talent with emphasis on African-based developers
Technical recruitment and developer skills validation
2017
HR tech / recruiting
Most recent reported funding event (Non-Equity Assistance)
“Reported participation or support from MassChallenge and Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) and Yale Africa Startup Review”
We are looking for a Senior AI Engineer & Team Lead to drive 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.
**Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Delivery**
* Design, develop, and deploy AI and Generative AI solutions, including LLM-based systems
* Own technical architecture, model selection, and implementation decisions
* Build and scale solutions including ML pipelines, LLM-based systems, and computer vision
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* Lead implementation of RAG architectures, vector databases, and retrieval strategies
* Ensure production readiness, scalability, performance, security and cost of AI systems
* Review code, models, and experiments to maintain high engineering standards
* Establish and enforce best practices in data processing, model evaluation, and MLOps
**Team Leadership & Mentorship**
* Lead, mentor, and support a team of ML/AI engineers
* Set clear technical direction, priorities, and quality expectations
* Provide ongoing feedback, conduct technical reviews, and support skill development
* Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and collaboration
* Support hiring, onboarding, and performance management of team members
**Client Collaboration & Communication**
* Serve as the technical point of contact for clients on AI-related topics
* Collaborate directly with clients to understand technical requirements and assess AI feasibility
* Present technical solutions, demos, and progress updates to client stakeholders
* Translate client business goals into clear technical approaches and implementation plans
* Set and manage expectations around AI capabilities, limitations, and delivery timelines
**Project & Resource Management**
* Lead AI engineering efforts across multiple concurrent client projects
* Balance team capacity and skills across 3–5 simultaneous engagements
* Prioritize competing demands and clearly communicate technical trade-offs
* Ensure consistent quality and engineering standards across all client work
* Work closely with Project Managers to estimate effort, plan delivery, and manage technical risks
* Innovation & Continuous Improvement
* Stay current with AI and Generative AI advancements and assess practical applications
* Drive experimentation and adoption of new tools, frameworks, and methodologies
* Improve internal processes, documentation, and engineering workflow
**Requirements**
* 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, scikit-learn)
* 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 focused
**Nice to Have**
* Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
* Familiarity with vector databases, RAG architectures, and MLOps pipelines
* Experience in fast-paced startup or consultancy environments