Request Technology, LLC ยท 4 days ago
Technical Lead Engineer, Artificial Intelligence
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
10+ years expRequest Technology, LLC is seeking a Technical Lead Engineer specializing in Artificial Intelligence. The role involves leading the architecture of scalable AI systems, partnering with executives to define the technical roadmap, and providing mentorship to junior engineers while ensuring adherence to high security and compliance standards.
Information ServicesInformation TechnologyRecruiting
No H1B
Hiring Manager
Steven Delvalle
Responsibilities
Partner with the Executive Director, AI Engineering to help define and execute on AI technical roadmap
Lead and partner on the architecture of scalable systems incorporating LLMs and AI into organizational processes and infrastructure
Design and build production applications in support of organizational use cases
Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers on engineering best practices and system design (no direct reports)
Conduct code/architectural reviews ensuring production readiness, safety, and adherence to high security and compliance standards
Implement testing, evaluation, and monitoring frameworks for AI systems including hallucination detection and bias assessment
Establish safety guardrails and responsible AI practices for LLM applications in a regulated environment
Connect AI agents to organizational systems and workflows
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related technical field
10+ years software engineering/systems architecture experience with strong technical leadership
5+ years as senior technical contributor on complex production systems
Expert in Python and proficient in SQL
System design expertise: monolithic and microservice architecture, distributed systems, event-driven architecture, APIs
Hands-on experience in data (e.g., data engineering, data pipelines, data transformation)
Experience with LLMs and familiarity with multiple frontier lab models (e.g., Gemini, Claude, GPT)
Familiarity of risk vectors in AI applications including hallucinations, bias, prompt injection, data privacy
Cloud platforms/technologies: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Terraform
Experience with RAG architecture and context engineering
Familiarity with diverse LLM provider APIs and experience connecting agents to systems
Company
Request Technology, LLC
With over 39 years of experience, Request Technology, LLC, formerly Quest Enterprises, Inc., is an established entrepreneurial executive search firm that specializes in recruiting Information Technology professionals for organizations throughout the United States.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase