AI Engineering Lead
11 hours ago
Birmingham
Location • Remote, but requirement to meet up once a month for in-person collaboration day, • UK based About Akixi Akixi is a leading provider of SaaS analytics solutions for cloud-based communication platforms, helping service providers and enterprises gain actionable insights from their telephony and collaboration data. Our solutions span Microsoft Teams, Cisco BroadWorks, Webex Calling, and CRM integrations — delivering real-time and historical analytics that improve customer experience and business performance. We are expanding our platform to include advanced AI capabilities — voice and chat assistants, intelligent analytics, and predictive insights — and are seeking an AI Engineering Lead to define and deliver this vision. Job Summary & Purpose Own and drive Akixi’s AI and ML strategy — from concept and architecture through hands-on prototyping and deployment — to embed intelligence into Akixi’s products and analytics platforms. As the AI Engineering Lead, you will define and execute Akixi’s AI roadmap, combining leadership of architecture and engineering practice with hands-on development of prototypes and production features. You’ll partner with Product, Data, and Platform Engineering to design and integrate AI-driven capabilities such as voice/chatbots, natural-language analytics, and predictive models. This role balances strategic technical direction with hands-on implementation, ensuring Akixi’s AI initiatives deliver tangible business and customer outcomes. Key Responsibilities • Lead the definition and delivery of Akixi’s AI strategy and technology roadmap., • Architect scalable AI solutions integrated into Akixi’s SaaS analytics platform., • Prototype, develop, and integrate AI-driven components such as chatbots, voice assistants, ML models, and LLM-based analytics., • Apply prompt engineering and model-tuning techniques to optimize chatbot and LLM behaviour., • Conduct research, proof-of-concepts, and feasibility studies for emerging AI technologies., • Collaborate with Product Management to scope AI features and align them with business goals., • Partner with Data Engineering to operationalize models, manage training data, and implement monitoring and retraining pipelines., • Work closely with Development, DevOps, and QA teams to ensure smooth CI/CD integration and deployment of AI components., • Establish standards for AI code quality, ethics, and data governance., • Mentor engineers working on AI-related projects, fostering technical excellence and innovation., • Evaluate external AI vendors, tools, and frameworks for adoption or integration., • Stay ahead of developments in AI/ML, LLMs, and applied analytics, translating trends into practical opportunities for Akixi. Required Skills & Experience • 7+ years in software engineering, with at least 3+ years focused on AI/ML or data-driven product development., • Proven expertise in developing and integrating AI solutions such as chatbots, voicebots, ML models, or LLM-based analytics., • Strong proficiency in Python (preferred) and/or JavaScript/TypeScript., • Hands-on experience with AI frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangChain) and LLM APIs (Azure OpenAI, OpenAI API, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock)., • Experience with Microsoft Bot Framework, Dialogflow, or similar conversational-AI platforms., • Deep understanding of prompt engineering and fine-tuning of large language models., • Strong grounding in ML concepts — supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning., • Familiarity with cloud AI/ML services (Azure Cognitive Services, AWS SageMaker, GCP Vertex AI)., • Experience deploying and monitoring AI workloads in CI/CD environments (Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS)., • Ability to design data pipelines, APIs, and microservice integrations supporting AI features., • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-team collaboration skills., • Proven ability to lead technically while remaining hands-on in design and coding. Desirable Skills & Experience • Experience with call/contact-centre analytics, Microsoft Teams Graph API, or telephony platforms (BroadWorks, Webex Calling)., • Knowledge of data governance, model ethics, and MLOps practices., • Exposure to data visualization and predictive analytics for customer-experience metrics., • Advanced degree in AI, ML, Data Science, or related discipline., • ISTQB AI Testing or equivalent certification. Why Akixi At Akixi, you’ll play a pivotal role in transforming how businesses understand and act on communication data. You’ll define and deliver the intelligence layer of a platform used by thousands worldwide — in an environment that values innovation, experimentation, and technical depth. We offer a collaborative culture, hybrid flexibility, and the opportunity to lead meaningful, high-impact AI initiatives from vision to production.