Engineering Team Lead, Al Platform

Were looking for a hands-on Engineering Team Lead to join our AI Group.
This role combines people leadership, senior-level backend development, and infrastructure-oriented thinking, and plays a key part in building and scaling AI-powered capabilities across Bobs product.
As a Team Lead in the AI group, you will lead a team of backend engineers while remaining actively involved in designing and implementing robust, scalable systems that support AI features used by thousands of customers.
If youre passionate about leading people, shaping technical direction, and staying hands-on in complex backend and infrastructure challenges - this role is for you.
Why Join the AI Group?
Lead a team at the core of Bobs AI strategy and execution.
Influence both product-facing AI features and the underlying technical foundations.
Work in a highly collaborative environment with strong Product, Infra, and Data partners.
Make a real impact at scale while growing as a technical and people leader.
Job responsibilities
What Youll Do
Technical Leadership & Hands-on Development
Lead the design, development, and operation of backend services and infrastructure that power AI-driven features.
Take ownership of end-to-end delivery - from discovery and architecture through implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Address scalability, performance, and reliability challenges in production systems handling real-time AI interactions.
Work closely with Infrastructure, Data, DevOps, Product, and Design teams to ensure seamless integration of AI solutions into the broader platform.
Drive high engineering standards through code reviews, architecture discussions, testing practices, and automation.
Team Leadership & Growth
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend engineers within the AI group.
Own hiring, onboarding, coaching, and professional development of team members.
Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, learning, and technical excellence.
Support engineers in growing their scope and taking end-to-end responsibility.
AI Platform & Developer Experience
Contribute to and evolve shared AI infrastructure, internal services, SDKs, and tooling.
Improve developer experience by enhancing observability, CI/CD flows, configuration, and internal frameworks.
Collaborate with Architects and DevOps to align AI infrastructure with long-term platform strategy.