AI Projects Lead

Location: Kochi, India

Type: Full time

The Role

We're building an AI practice from scratch — shipping AI agents that connect to enterprise systems like SAP and help businesses automate complex workflows through conversation. We need someone to own this end-to-end: lead the technical direction, manage a small dev team, ship products, and interface directly with the CEO and our AI Strategy Advisor.

This is a builder-leader role. You'll write code, architect systems, AND run the team. If you want a pure management position where you attend meetings and review Jira boards, this isn't it.

What You'll Own
- Technical direction for all AI agent products (architecture, stack decisions, quality)
- Delivery of AI agents from prototype to production.
- A team of 2 mid-level developers: mentoring, code review, sprint priorities, unblocking
- Integration layer between AI (LLMs, agent frameworks) and enterprise systems (SAP RFC/BAPI, MCP, Dynamics, Oracle)
- Product conversations with the CEO — translating business needs into technical plans
- Development culture:



AI-first workflows, Claude Code as default, fast iteration, shipping over perfection

What We Need
- 5+ years of software development experience with at least 1–2 years leading a small team or project
- Strong backend: .NET/C#, Python, or TypeScript — you can build and ship, not just delegate
- Hands-on experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI) — you've built something real with them, not just experimented
- Daily user of AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, SpecKit) — this is how we work
- Experience designing and consuming APIs and integrations (REST, RFC, webhooks)
- SQL databases — can write complex queries, understands optimization
- Cloud platform experience (Azure strongly preferred)
- Can communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders — the CEO is your main counterpart

Strong Advantages
- SAP experience (FI/CO module, BAPIs, RFC, OData) — this is a major di

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