Achieve your claim to fame.
This is a rare opportunity to leapfrog your career trajectory by leading the design and execution of AI-driven and data-intensive platforms where large-scale data, intelligent models, and production systems converge to create measurable business impact.
If you really want the job, even if you don’t quite fit the description below, apply for it.

POSITION SUMMARY

We are looking for a Tech Lead – AI & Big Data to own the technical architecture, data infrastructure, and production execution of large-scale AI and data platforms.
This role requires strong systems-level thinking across data pipelines, model lifecycle management, distributed processing, and scalable infrastructure. You will align technical decisions with product intelligence, operational efficiency, and long-term data strategy.
This role supports a hybrid working model, designed to enable deep focus and high-quality execution while maintaining strong collaboration across product, data, and engineering teams.

A DAY IN THE LIFE …

• Design and own scalable data architectures and AI-driven systems
• Lead technical decisions across data ingestion, processing, storage, and model deployment
• Architect distributed data pipelines for high-volume, real-time, or batch processing
• Collaborate closely with product and business teams to translate requirements into intelligent systems
• Guide engineers across backend, data engineering, and ML implementation
• Ensure reliability, observability, and performance of production AI systems
• Identify bottlenecks in data flow, model performance, and system scalability
• Use AI-assisted tools to optimize experimentation, monitoring, and system diagnostics

SKILLS

AI & Data Architecture
• Strong experience designing large-scale data platforms and AI systems
• Deep understanding of data modeling, distributed processing, and storage strategies
• Experience managing model lifecycle from experimentation to production
Scalability & Infrastructure
• Expertise in distributed systems and high-volume data processing
• Experience designing reliable and observable production AI environments
• Strong architectural judgment for long-term data scalability
Intelligence & Optimization
• Experience with analytics, predictive systems, and intelligent decision engines
• Ability to leverage AI tools to improve experimentation, deployment, and monitoring
• Understanding of performance trade-offs in model accuracy, cost, and latency
Leadership & Execution
• Ownership of technical direction aligned with data and intelligence strategy
• Ability to guide cross-functional teams across engineering and data domains
• Clear communication of technical trade-offs to senior stakeholders

About Sam Iranian

At Sam Iranian, we partner with ambitious organizations to design, build, and scale high-impact initiatives at the intersection of technology, media, and entertainment.
We operate as a modern, AI-native creative organization, purpose-built to be fast, intelligent, and outcome-driven—where talents consistently deliver the impact of much larger teams through strong judgment, refined taste, sound decision-making, clear thinking and disciplined execution with the effective use of intelligent tools.
Our culture values people who take ownership, move fast with clarity, and create momentum, enabling a level of innovation and speed that large organizations are often unable to achieve due to structural complexity, bureaucracy, and organizational inertia.
At Sam Iranian, Tech Leads don’t just manage code—they shape the future of the platform.

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