# Applied AI, Technical Lead - Forward Deployed AI Engineer at Mistral AI

- Company: Mistral AI
- What the company does: The most powerful AI platform for enterprises. Customize, fine-tune, and deploy AI assistants, autonomous agents, and multimodal AI with open models. Backed by General Catalyst, Index and Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://mistral.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: New York
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-07-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mistral.ai/43b8b35d-a87d-4ebc-83db-1dfeba2b37c8
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mistral-ai-applied-ai-technical-lead-forward-deployed-ai-engineer/

## About the role

Mistral AI is seeking a Technical Lead, Applied AI to drive the technical strategy, execution, and delivery of complex AI solutions for our enterprise customers. In this role, you will lead a project teams of Applied AI Engineers, ensuring the successful deployment of Mistral AI products and the development of high-impact, scalable AI use cases.

## What they're looking for

- - You hold a PhD or Master’s degree in AI, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related field
- - You have 7/8+ years of experience in AI/ML, with at least 2+ years in a technical leadership role (e.g., Tech Lead, Engineering Manager, or Solutions Architect) focused on AI products or enterprise solutions
- - You have a proven track record of leading teams to deliver complex AI projects, from prototyping to production, in industries such as tech, finance, healthcare, or industrial automation
- - You possess deep expertise in fine-tuning LLMs, advanced RAG, agentic systems, and deploying NLP applications at scale
- - You are proficient in Python, PyTorch , and modern AI frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Hugging Face). Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and MLOps tools is a plus
- - You have strong software engineering skills , including API design, backend/full-stack development, and system architecture

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