Sr. AI Engineer

MAKE STRATEGY A REALITY | ACCELERATE YOUR GROWTH | CHOOSE YOUR PATH

As the world’s leading change and transformation consultancy, we’re helping businesses move from strategy to reality by taking a pragmatic and practical approach to build solutions that last.

We’re seeking a Sr. AI Engineer in our Quito office, to help us take vision to value and create lasting impact.

Summary

Sr. AI Engineer will design and implement scalable data pipelines and AI solutions. They are emerging team leads and architects who own and deliver a defined workstream within client engagements. They take a client’s strategy or challenges and shape practical solutions that deliver results. They drive the work through to completion while coaching and managing junior team members.

You Will

• Build solutions on platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, AWS, BigQuery, and Redshift, and take accountability for delivering a defined workstream.
• Build working relationships with client stakeholders, work through competing priorities, and present findings clearly to technical audiences.
• Mentor junior team members, quality-control AI-assisted and agentic development work, and champion software development best practices and source control (Git).
• Contribute to proposals, sales pursuits, and technical demonstrations, and share your expertise to build the firm’s capabilities.
  
  

This Role Emphasizes The Following Skills

Generative AI

Applies foundation models to basic use cases such as text generation and summarization. Integrates pre-trained models via APIs. Communicates limitations and biases clearly.

AI Solutions Architecture

Builds simple inference services and integrations. Understands API design, containerization, and monitoring basics. Communicates solution constraints clearly.

Ideally, We'd Like

• Experience in management consulting, professional services, or a similar project-based environment, with a track record of delivering outcomes in ambiguous or evolving situations.
• Technical expertise in at least one Data & AI capability, such as Data Engineering, AI Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, Python development, or SQL engineering.
• Advanced understanding of embeddings, vector search, RAG architectures, AI implementation patterns, and machine learning workflows.
• Experience owning and delivering a workstream, facilitating client workshops, and explaining solutions to non-technical stakeholders, plus an interest in mentoring junior colleagues
  
  

Applicants must be authorized to work in Ecuador, without the need for visa sponsorship by North Highland. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided, either now or in the future, for this position.

North Highland is an equal opportunity employer, and we adhere to all applicable laws and regulations to ensure a fair and equitable workplace. All qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We handle all information in accordance local privacy standards and maintain strict confidentiality.

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