Team Lead / Scrum Master – AI-Driven Backend

Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm.  Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity.  We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.

Our Partner 

Our partner (listed on NASDAQ) is the leading expert in 5G ready cloud-native, network intelligence solutions for telecom operators transitioning to 5G. Their Network Intelligence consists of Network Visibility, Service Assurance, and Network Insights. The Network Intelligence suite offers intelligent, container-based, on-demand solutions to deliver network analysis from the RAN to the Core for 5G assurance. Utilizing automated and dynamic solutions with smart minimal data collection and on-demand troubleshooting and cutting-edge techniques based on machine learning, these solutions work in harmony to provide operators an understanding of the entire customer experience and allow them to troubleshoot network performance from a high to granular level while reducing storage costs and cloud resource utilization. 

Overall Objective of the Role 

We are forming a new AI-native backend team to build intelligent microservices that embed Large Language Models (LLMs) into the heart of telecom automation. As a Team Lead, you’ll split your time between guiding the team technically and functionally (Scrum Master) and contributing hands-on (approx. 50%) to the codebase, architecture, and LLM integration strategy.  

This is a leadership role for someone who thrives in high-autonomy environments, loves mixing backend engineering with AI innovation, and wants to help shape the future of telecom intelligence systems.  

Your team will work directly with RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) components, contributing to a novel AI layer that augments 5G network decision-making using LLMs. You’ll design intelligent orchestration flows that bridge live radio network data, inference engines, and telecom control logic. 

Responsibilities 

• Lead a cross-functional team building LLM-enhanced backend microservices. 
• Act as a Scrum Master, driving sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. 
• Contribute hands-on to backend codebase using Java/Spring Boot, Go, or Python. 
• Define and refine architecture for LLM orchestration and backend scalability.  
• Coach and mentor team members, enforce code quality, and ensure delivery milestones.  
• Design LLM pipelines: prompt design, result post-processing, hybrid logic. 
• Drive roadmap decisions in collaboration with product and AI leads.  

Requirements 

Must Have: 

• Bachelor's degree (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, System Engineering).  
• Proven experience leading a backend development team in an agile environment. 
• 5+ years of backend development with Java (Spring Boot), Go, or Python (at least one). 
• Experience integrating or working directly with LLMs in backend flows.  
• Proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD workflows, and REST API design. 
• Strong understanding of SQL and relational database modeling. 
• Ability to own and deliver complex cross-functional features.  
• Comfortable working in Linux environments and agile setups.  
• Openness to learning telecom fundamentals (4G/5G, RAN, Core). 

Nice to Have: 

• Understanding of telecom domain architectures (e.g., O-RAN, 5G slicing, MEC). 
• Experience with LangChain, RAG, vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Qdrant). 
• Background in backend observability, security, or performance. 

Reasons to Work with Us 

• Competitive financial conditions.
• Opportunity to work on internationally recognized projects.
• Flexible schedule and a hybrid work model, prioritizing remote work as much as possible to support work-life balance.
• An exciting career path within a friendly, dynamic, and growing organization.
• Professional development opportunities in a multicultural environment.
• Private medical coverage with Medlife or Regina Maria.
• Meal vouchers.
• Gift vouchers for special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, or childbirth.
• Wellbeing programs, including sick days, 7Card subscriptions, and relaxation facilities in the office.
• Team-building events and other social experiences.
• Budget allocated for certifications relevant to your project.
• Workshops, internal training sessions, and knowledge-sharing opportunities.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, upon request.
• Access to Udemy, if required for your project.
• Convenient city-center office location.
• Shared parking spaces. 

As a global digital transformation company, Orion values creating a productive, diverse work environment. We are committed to maintaining a positive work environment where our people value traits that make each one of us different from one another. We all bring a diverse set of perspectives, work and life experiences, and our differences make us more valuable both internally and for our clients

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