**ML Tech Lead** ================ Colombia,Costa Rica,Medellín, Antioquia,Bogotá, Capital District,Cali, Valle del Cauca,Barranquilla **About project** As an ML Tech Lead, you'll provide technical leadership and mentorship for our ML engineering team in Colombia. You'll guide technical decisions, ensure code quality, mentor engineers, and help build a culture of technical excellence. While this is not a people\-management role, you'll serve as the technical anchor and go\-to expert for the team. **Core Responsibilities:** * 1\. Technical Leadership (40%) + Set technical direction and standards for ML projects + Make architectural decisions for ML systems + Review and approve technical designs + Identify and address technical debt + Champion best practices in ML engineering + Troubleshoot complex technical challenges + Evaluate and introduce new technologies and tools * 2\. Mentorship \& Team Development (35%) + Mentor junior and mid\-level ML engineers (2\-5 engineers) + Conduct technical code reviews + Provide guidance on technical problem\-solving + Help engineers debug complex issues + Create learning opportunities and growth paths + Share knowledge through workshops and documentation + Build technical competency across the team * 3\. Hands\-On Technical Work (25%) + Contribute code to critical or complex components + Build proof\-of\-concepts for new approaches + Tackle highest\-risk technical challenges + Develop reusable ML accelerators and frameworks + Maintain technical credibility through active coding **Qualifications:** * Proven experience with LLMs and NLP frameworks (e.g., Hugging Face, OpenAI, or Anthropic models); * Strong expertise in AWS Cloud Services; * Strong experience in ML/AI, including at least 2 years in a leadership role; * Hands\-on experience with Python, TensorFlow/PyTorch, and model optimization; * Familiarity with MLOps tools and best practices; * Excellent problem\-solving and decision\-making abilities; * Strong communication skills and the ability to lead cross\-functional teams; * Passion for mentoring and developing engineers.