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At causaLens, we are building the platform that enables enterprises to deploy these Digital Workers safely and at scale.\nOur Digital Worker Factory allows organizations to design, deploy, and manage AI agents that automate decision-making, analytics, and operational workflows across the enterprise. These systems are already being used by global companies including Johnson & Johnson, Syneos Health and Cisco to transform how work gets done.\nWe are particularly focused on pharmaceutical and life sciences organizations, where AI is rapidly becoming the operating system for commercial analytics, forecasting, regulatory workflows, and medical intelligence.\nBacked by $50M+ in funding from Molten Ventures, Dorilton Capital, and IQ Capital, and supported by visionary investors including the CEO of Revolut, causaLens is scaling rapidly. Our team includes leading AI researchers, engineers, and scientists, almost 20% with PhDs.\nHere are 2 articles that define our culture:\n1. A Hiring Framework for a New Kind of Services Company\n2. The Primacy of Winning\nThe Role\nWe’re hiring a Lead AI Engineer to design and deliver enterprise-grade AI systems and digital workers in production. You’ll work closely with global organisations, embedding with clients to untangle complex workflows and translate them into reliable, scalable agentic systems-integrating models, data, and enterprise infrastructure into solutions that operate in real-world environments.\nRequirements\nWe’re looking for experienced lead engineers who can own end-to-end delivery ofvadvanced AI systems. You’ll work across LLMs, multi-agent coordination, retrieval andvreasoning, and enterprise data integration; driving the development of systems that automate workflows and execute real business tasks at scale.\nOur stack typically includes Python, modern LLM frameworks, orchestration tools, and cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.\nWhat you’ll bring\nDeep, hands-on experience building and deploying production-grade AI systems using LLMs, RAG pipelines, MCPs, and agentic workflows\n\nProven track record of leading complex, client-facing engagements with a forward-deployed mindset, partnering with both technical and business stakeholders\n\nStrong system design and architecture expertise, with the ability to translate ambiguous business challenges into scalable, reliable AI solutions\n\nExperience guiding technical projects, setting technical direction, and driving delivery to measurable outcomes\n\nSolid understanding of evaluation, reliability, and performance considerations in production AI systems\n\nWhat you’ll do\nWork directly with enterprise clients to understand complex operational and analytical workflows\n\nTranslate ambiguous business challenges into clear technical strategies and system designs\n\nDesign scalable AI architectures and agentic systems combining LLMs, multi-agent orchestration, and knowledge retrieval\n\nBreak down initiatives into structured engineering plans and drive execution across teams\n\nLead technical delivery end-to-end, from architecture through production deployment and iteration\n\nGuide engineers through implementation decisions and provide strong technical leadership throughout delivery\n\nOur culture values intellectual rigour, ownership, and the primacy of winning. 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