AI Engineering Manager

About the role

Aspire Software is seeking an AI Engineering Manager to lead a cross‑functional Development and QA team in Lebanon. The role combines strategic oversight with hands‑on technical work, focusing on building and delivering AI‑enabled, production‑grade systems.

Key responsibilities

• Own product architecture, including AI/LLM‑integrated components.
• Design scalable, secure, and maintainable systems and ensure reliability, observability, and cost efficiency.
• Lead decisions on LLM integration (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI), Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures, vector databases, and AI orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, Semantic Kernel, and LlamaIndex.
• Establish AI governance, safe usage practices, and model monitoring.
• Mentor developers and QA engineers, raise AI literacy, and define AI‑native coding standards.
• Own predictable, high‑quality releases, validate AI features, and act as technical escalation point.
• Leverage AI‑assisted development tools to improve velocity and embed automation into CI/CD pipelines.

Required profile

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years in technical leadership.
• Hands‑on experience building and deploying AI‑enabled systems.
• Strong knowledge of LLM integration, prompt design, RAG architectures, and vector search.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and designing scalable distributed systems.

Required skills

• LLM integration (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI)
• Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) and vector databases
• AI orchestration frameworks: LangChain, Semantic Kernel, LlamaIndex
• Cloud platforms: Azure, AWS, GCP
• Scalable distributed system design
• AI governance and compliance
• Model lifecycle management and monitoring tools