--- title: 'Technical Lead (Applied AI) at X by 2' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/technical-lead-applied-ai-x-by-2-detroit-a79a4qbfyzhe' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-11' --- # Technical Lead (Applied AI) at X by 2 - **Company:** X by 2 - **Location:** Detroit, MI - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-05-07 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/xby2/18a4ee30-3364-4fe0-8acb-b4000aeee45a ## Job description X by 2 is a technology consulting firm specializing in healthcare and insurance transformation. For over 25 years, we have partnered with leading organizations across North America — from strategy and architecture to system modernization, data analytics, and AI — delivering high-impact solutions from start to finish. We're agile, collaborative, and deeply committed to doing consulting the way it was meant to be done. We are looking for a Technical Lead who will lead the design and development of AI solutions within enterprise environments for our clients. You'll combine hands-on engineering with leadership, guiding architecture decisions, mentoring teams, and building solutions. ## Responsibilities - Technical Leadership & Architecture - Lead architecture, design, development, testing, and deployment of enterprise software solutions (applications, data, integration, AI agents, AI models) - Participate in strategy and roadmap discussions, architecture definition, and technology evaluations - Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance - Quickly evaluate and adopt new tools, technologies, and platforms to build prototypes and proofs-of-concept - Drive adoption of AI solutions and collaborate with engineering teams, product leaders, and domain experts to deliver results - Software Engineering - Design, develop, and maintain scalable, production-grade enterprise applications using modern languages and frameworks (Python, Java, C#, JavaScript) - Define and enforce coding standards, best practices, and design patterns across the team - Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud-deployed services (AWS, Azure) - Integrate enterprise systems via APIs, event-driven architectures, and messaging platforms - Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, technical debt, and system reliability issues - Data & Analytics - Work with large, complex datasets and ensure data quality and integrity - Analyze data to generate insights that inform both model development and broader solution strategy - Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business problems into data-driven solutions - AI / Machine Learning Development - Design, develop, and train machine learning and deep learning models for healthcare and insurance use cases - Perform data modeling and feature engineering to support model development - Develop custom model metrics and approaches tailored to specific business problems - Ensure models are scalable, reliable, and integrated into production systems - Agentic AI Development - Design and develop LLM-powered workflows and agentic systems that help users complete complex tasks, retrieve information, reason over enterprise data, or interact with internal systems. - Integrate LLMs with tools, APIs, databases, documents, and enterprise platforms using patterns such as function calling, MCP, RAG, and structured tool use. - Architect orchestration patterns for planning, task decomposition, memory, context management, and human-in-the-loop review where appropriate. - Develop orchestration layers to manage agent planning, memory, task decomposition, and execution loops - Evaluate agentic systems for correctness, reliability, safety, observability, auditability, and harden them for production readiness. - Stay current with emerging AI frameworks and platforms, selecting tools pragmatically based on client needs. ## Qualifications - ## Experience - 6+ years of experience in software engineering designing and developing enterprise applications, data/analytics solutions, and/or integration solutions - 1+ years of providing technical leadership as Tech Lead, Lead Engineer, or Architect - 1+ years in developing AI agents and/or AI model development and training - Education - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Development, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering - (Optional) Master's Degree or Minor in AI/Machine Learning or Statistics - AI Engineering Skills (Two or More) - Agentic AI: building and integrating autonomous AI agents using LLM APIs and orchestration frameworks (e.g., Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen, MCP) - Machine Learning & Deep Learning: developing and training models using standard ML/DL frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn) - Data Engineering & Feature Engineering: building data pipelines, performing feature engineering, and ensuring data quality across large, complex datasets - Context Engineering: Agentic SQL retrieval, MCP integration, agentic tool use, as well as vector databases & RAG techniques implementing retrieval-augmented generation patterns using vector stores (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector, ChromaDB), . - LLM Prompt Engineering & Fine-Tuning: designing and evaluating effective prompts, system instructions, and fine-tuning strategies for production LLM applications - AI Evaluation & Production Readiness: defining evaluation methods, testing model behavior, monitoring performance, and addressing reliability, safety, explainability, and auditability concerns - ## What We're Looking For - You move fluidly between writing code and leading a room — equally comfortable in a design review as you are in a pull request - You have strong opinions about architecture and aren't afraid to share them, but you know when to listen and adapt - You take ownership seriously — on small teams, your decisions have real impact and you're energized by that, not intimidated - You're genuinely curious about AI, not just checking a box — you've experimented with agentic systems, LLMs, or ML tools on your own terms - You communicate clearly with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders, and can translate complexity without dumbing it down Location - Metro Detroit or North Carolina Research Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) - Hybrid: flexibility to work remotely, but not fully remote - Travel to X by 2 offices (Farmington Hills, MI) and client sites (within US) is required when requested Work Environment and Culture - Work alongside smart, collaborative people who continually challenge and invest in each other - Partner with seasoned architects to solve hard problems and challenge assumptions - Small teams mean real ownership, with growth and responsibilities driven purely by individual performance - Everyone has a voice and is encouraged to shape the company by sharing their interests, ideas, and feedback ## Compensation & Benefits - Base salary $143K–$185K, depending on experience, plus profit sharing - Annual raises and promotions based on performance - 401(k) with employer match - Comprehensive health, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance coverage, plus voluntary benefits and HSA with employer contribution - Home Office Reimbursement, Health and Wellness Reimbursement, and Professional Dress Allowance - Professional Self-Development Program - Paid vacation, unlimited sick days (as needed), and holidays - Company-sponsored social events and an employee recognition rewards program Sound Like You? We're not looking for someone who has done everything — we're looking for someone who is driven to. If you thrive in environments where you can move fast, go deep, and make a real difference for clients solving complex problems in healthcare and insurance, we'd love to hear from you. ## About X by 2 ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: X by 2 is a technology consulting company that delivers end-to-end technology consulting services for healthcare and insurance organizations. - **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held) - **Headquarters**: Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States - **Founded**: 1998 - **Founders**: Not publicly available (CEO is David Packer) ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Healthcare (payers, providers, solution providers, startups) and insurance - **Target customers**: B2B, enterprise organizations in healthcare and insurance - **Mission or purpose statement**: “We help healthcare and insurance clients solve their most complex challenges” using a pragmatic, industry-deep approach. ## Products & Services - **Strategy & Architecture**: Consulting services to define technology roadmaps and architectural plans. - **System Modernization**: Modernizing legacy systems for improved performance and scalability. - **Data Analytics**: Data strategy, reporting, and advanced analytics solutions. - **Digital Experience**: User experience design and digital product development. - **Artificial Intelligence**: AI/ML modeling, deployment, and advisory services, including an AI interest group. - **Healthcare Technology Consulting**: Specialized services for payers, providers, solution providers, and startups. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of approximately $21.8M (2026) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly listed; company is self-funded/privately held - **Growth Signals**: - 72 employees with offices in the US, Canada, and China - Active hiring for Software Engineering Manager, Technical Lead (Applied AI), and Technology Strategy roles - LinkedIn followers: ~4,000 (monthly growth +0.3%) - 25+ years of continuous operation with a strong reputation in healthcare/insurance ## Competitive Advantages - **Deep domain expertise**: 25+ years focused exclusively on healthcare and insurance clients, giving them institutional knowledge competitors lack. - **Hybrid team model**: Pairs consultants with client teams to transfer knowledge and ensure long-term capability building. - **High employee satisfaction**: 4.6/5.0 employer rating on LinkedIn, with culture rated 4.9/5.0. - **Comprehensive service stack**: From strategy to AI implementation, covering the full technology lifecycle. ## Strategic Focus - **AI and Machine Learning**: Active investment in AI/ML capabilities, including a dedicated director and technical leads. - **System modernization**: Helping clients migrate from legacy systems to modern, agile architectures. - **Data-driven transformation**: Expanding data analytics and reporting services to drive better outcomes for payers and providers. ## Why Work Here - **Culture highlights**: Strong camaraderie, employee-led interest groups (AI/ML, Architecture, Data, Leadership), and a collaborative hybrid environment. - **Remote/hybrid policy**: Hybrid model with “the freedom to work remotely or from our office whenever you need,” currently requiring Metro Detroit presence for most roles. - **Benefits**: Competitive pay, profit sharing, 401k matching, paid vacation/holidays, unlimited sick days, paid maternity/paternity leave, home office reimbursement, wellness stipends, and a perks program. - **Engineering culture**: Focus on emerging technologies, knowledge sharing, and professional development; active mentoring and leadership groups. ## Sources 1. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/xby2) – Company overview, employees, financial data, reviews. 2. [xby2.com/careers/life-at-by-xby2/](https://xby2.com/careers/life-at-by-xby2/) – Culture, benefits, remote policy. 3. [xby2.com/careers/open-positions/](https://xby2.com/careers/open-positions/) – Open roles and job descriptions. 4. [jobs.lever.co/xby2](https://jobs.lever.co/xby2) – Current job postings (Software Engineering Manager, Technical Lead, etc.). 5. [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/X-By-2) – Salary ranges, CEO, and company description. ## Other roles at X by 2 - [Senior Sales Executive](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-sales-executive-x-by-2-detroit-4sjdypjf077x) — Detroit, MI - [Technical Lead AI Accelerated Software Engineering](https://feeny.ai/job/technical-lead-ai-accelerated-software-engineering-x-by-2-detroit-mw2yknvk5n42) — Detroit, MI - [Software Engineering Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineering-manager-x-by-2-detroit-0xhk5vksh72p) — Detroit, MI - [Solution Architect](https://feeny.ai/job/solution-architect-x-by-2-detroit-bg0ebcsb4zgz) — Detroit, MI - [Technology Strategy and Delivery Lead](https://feeny.ai/job/technology-strategy-and-delivery-lead-x-by-2-detroit-x56wd2nve8yy) — Detroit, MI