Lead AI Engineer (mfd)

At Statista we are all about facts and data. As the world’s leading business data platform we empower people worldwide to make fact‑based decisions through reliable, easy‑to‑use data and a range of analytics products and services.

Founded in Hamburg in 2007, we’ve grown into a global company with offices in London, New York, Berlin, Tokyo and many other cities. Our rapid growth creates new development and career opportunities for our employees.

We value and celebrate a diverse culture. You are welcome here for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or whether you prefer bar graphs to pie charts. Your story matters—keep writing it as part of our team.

Your job

As a Lead AI Engineer you will drive the technical vision and execution of our Research AI products with a strong focus on people management and inclusive team leadership. You will architect, develop and optimize large‑scale AI solutions using Python LLMs and RAG while mentoring and supporting a diverse team of engineers.

• Set and execute the technical roadmap for Research AI, partnering with product and UX teams.
• Architect scalable, maintainable AI services leveraging modern frameworks (LLMs, RAG, LangChain, etc.).
• Provide inclusive leadership: manage, mentor and support team members through regular 1:1s, career development and feedback.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding and ongoing growth of engineering talent.
• Maintain high standards for code quality, security, reliability and cost efficiency in AI products.
• Ensure rigorous evaluation and quality assurance of all AI models and systems.
• Stay up to date on AI trends and integrate new technologies as appropriate.
• Hands‑on coding and technical troubleshooting as needed.

Your skills

• 2 years in technical leadership including direct people management within AI engineering.
• Proven experience with LLMs, RAG and scalable AI architectures especially in production environments.
• Advanced Python skills and experience with toolchains like LangChain, LangGraph and LangSmith / Langfuse.
• Knowledge of AWS (Lambda, SQS, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, CDK), DevOps tools (Datadog, GitHub Actions) and serverless best practices.
• Demonstrated success building and leading inclusive teams fostering a collaborative and supportive culture.
• Strong communicator able to engage diverse stakeholders and guide cross‑functional efforts.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies (Kanban, Scrum, OKRs).

What we offer

• Work from abroad 10 days a year (up to 30 if your family lives abroad)
• Hybrid work and flex‑time
• International team and social events
• Free access to Perplexity Enterprise and all its amazing functionalities
• Career & training opportunities
• Attractive locations and modern offices

Mental health support with OpenUp

Some of the benefits listed here apply only to the German entity and to Junior‑level roles or above.

Key Skills

• Laboratory Experience
• Vendor Management
• Design Controls
• C / C++
• FDA Regulations
• Intellectual Property Law
• ISO 13485
• Research Experience
• SolidWorks
• Research & Development
• Internet Of Things
• Product Development

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