Applied AI, Technical Lead, Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Munich

Mistral AI

Job Overview

Location

Munich

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Lead technical teams of Applied AI Engineers to deliver complex, production-grade AI solutions for enterprise customers, ensuring successful deployment from pre-sales through post-implementation.
• Act as an individual contributor by writing critical lines of code, reviewing, and optimizing AI systems to de-risk high-complexity projects and maintain technical excellence.
• Design and oversee the implementation of advanced AI systems including fine-tuning of large language models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agentic workflows, and custom LLM applications aligned with Mistral’s product roadmap.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for strategic enterprise customers, translating their business requirements into actionable technical solutions and communicating Mistral’s technological advantages to diverse stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with research, product, and engineering teams to integrate customer feedback directly into Mistral’s product development cycle and shape the future of AI offerings.
• Drive innovation by evaluating emerging AI tools, methodologies, and trends, and championing best practices in fine-tuning, inference optimization, and deployment pipelines.
• Mentor and guide Applied AI Engineers with technical guidance, code reviews, and best practices for deploying state-of-the-art generative AI applications across industries such as tech, finance, healthcare, and industrial automation.
• Participate in pre-sales technical discussions, demonstrating Mistral’s platform capabilities and architecting scalable AI solutions tailored to enterprise needs on-premises or in cloud environments.
• Ensure all deployed AI systems are robust, scalable, and aligned with Mistral’s open-source initiatives and technological vision.
• Maintain deep hands-on involvement in software engineering tasks including API design, backend and full-stack development, and system architecture for AI-driven applications.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical teams and non-technical executives, ensuring alignment across functions and stakeholders.
• Operate in a low-bureaucracy, high-autonomy environment where the best idea wins regardless of seniority, and urgency is prioritized over process.
• Embrace direct, timely feedback and a low-ego culture focused on outputs, not hours, with a commitment to asking ‘why’ to uncover the deepest understanding of problems.
• Contribute to open-source projects in the LLM or AI space, promoting transparency and community-driven innovation as part of Mistral’s core mission.

🎯 Requirements

• PhD or Master’s degree in AI, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related field
• 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)
• Proven track record of leading teams to deliver complex AI projects from prototyping to production in enterprise settings
• Deep expertise in fine-tuning LLMs, advanced RAG, agentic systems, and deploying NLP applications at scale
• Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, and modern AI frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Hugging Face)
• Strong software engineering skills including API design, backend/full-stack development, and system architecture

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to shape the future of AI adoption in enterprises
• Work with a world-class team on cutting-edge open-source AI projects
• Contribute to solutions that impact millions of users globally
• Collaborative, low-ego, high-autonomy culture focused on outputs over hours
• Direct influence on product direction through customer feedback and market insights
• Exposure to global teams across France, USA, UK, Germany, and Singapore

Skills & Technologies

Python

AWS

Azure

GCP

PyTorch

Data Science

Senior

Onsite

Degree Required

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About Mistral AI

Mistral AI is a Paris-based artificial intelligence company founded in 2023 that develops large language models and generative AI systems. The company creates open-source and commercial models optimized for performance, efficiency, and multilingual capabilities, serving enterprises and developers through APIs and cloud platforms. Its research focuses on advancing frontier AI while emphasizing safety, transparency, and European technological sovereignty.

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