Senior AI Agent & Platform Engineer

# Think Data Be Smart # About Us: DataSmart is a Portuguese company, positioning itself as a consulting company of excellence, with over 20 years of existence. We are specialized in Technologies and Information Systems services for the Portuguese and International markets. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of involvement, experience, and excellence. Join our team as a Senior AI Agent & Platform Engineer (Lisbon, Braga, or Coimbra (Hybrid – 1 day/week on-site)! What You’ll Do: - Design and build agentic development workflows, tools, and automation across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). - Develop, deploy, and integrate AI agents in production environments, including orchestration, tool usage, MCP servers, and context engineering. - Implement evaluation frameworks, guardrails, and quality checks to ensure reliable and consistent AI-generated outputs. - Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and internal developer tooling. - Integrate AI-powered workflows with enterprise systems, including Jira, source control platforms, and CI/CD tools. - Improve engineering efficiency, system reliability, and overall developer experience. - Take ownership of complex technical challenges, evaluate alternative solutions, and independently drive implementation. Qualifications: - 8+ years of software engineering experience, including senior or lead-level responsibilities. - Proven hands-on experience building and deploying AI agents in real-world production environments. Experience limited to proof-of-concepts or theoretical knowledge will not be sufficient. - Strong expertise in AI agent orchestration, MCP, and evaluation frameworks. - Solid background in Platform Engineering, DevOps, and CI/CD. - Proficiency in Python and TypeScript. Familiarity with Kotlin, Go, or Rust is a plus. - Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably GCP, and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform. - Experience developing internal developer platforms, CLIs, or workflow engines. - Strong understanding of the end-to-end SDLC and developer productivity practices. - Hands-on experience using agentic coding tools in day-to-day software development. - Excellent problem-solving skills, technical ownership, and the ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision. - Fluency in English at C1 level or above. - Must be currently residing in Portugal and available to start within 30 days, ideally sooner At DataSmart, you will have the opportunity to integrate into a solid company and participate in projects of high recognition, nationally and internationally, with an appealing technological environment and career progression. Excellence in the way to the future! Connect with Us: Follow us on LinkedIn for updates on career opportunities, company news, and industry insights! For further details, visit us at www.datasmart.pt #JoinOurTeam #DataSmart #ThinkDataBeSmart #IA