Senior AI Engineer

Join an AI-first consultancy and AI-engineering platform that partners with leading companies and investors across Europe to turn strategy into real, measurable digital and AI value. You’ll be part of its Data & AI team, building the platforms and tooling behind enterprise AI solutions. The role As a Senior AI Engineer, you’ll design, build and optimise the scalable AI platforms, backend services and engineering tooling that power the firm’s enterprise AI work. You’ll work closely with Forward Deployed AI Engineers on client implementations and help set the engineering standards for the whole team. What you’ll do - Build AI platforms: Design, build and optimise scalable AI platforms, backend services and engineering tooling for enterprise AI solutions. - Create reusable components: Develop reusable AI frameworks, APIs and platform components that speed up every new implementation. - Run AI in production: Build and maintain deployment pipelines, model serving infrastructure and monitoring for production systems. - Raise the bar: Improve scalability, reliability, security and performance across AI systems. - Partner with FDEs: Work with Forward Deployed AI Engineers to bring client implementations to life. - Stay ahead: Evaluate emerging AI technologies and keep refining engineering standards. - Mentor: Support other engineers through technical reviews and knowledge sharing. What you bring - A degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science or a related field. - 3–6 years of experience in AI engineering or software development, including exposure to generative AI. - Strong programming skills, ideally in Python. - Familiarity with ML and GenAI tooling such as PyTorch, LangChain or vector databases. - Experience with cloud platforms and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes). - Fluent English. - You must be an EU resident with the right to work in Europe — visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Nice to have - Additional European language skills. What’s on offer - Real impact: Work in a highly motivated team in direct cooperation with the founders and partners, linking strategy and implementation. - Compensation: Attractive salary package, participation in sales success and exclusive investment opportunities, plus membership in a dedicated top-talent programme. - Growth: Development support from day one, early responsibility and the chance to shape your own career path. - Environment: A diverse, family-friendly and collaborative culture with flexible remote working. - Benefits: Regular team events and sports sessions, company pension scheme, fitness and wellness partnerships, mobility and meal allowances, and more. Logistics - Location: Remote within Europe, with offices in several major European cities. - Type: Full-time, permanent. - Work authorisation: EU residency is required. No visa sponsorship. 📩 Interested? Send your CV to hr@operatetalent.com with the subject line “Senior AI Engineer – Europe”, or apply directly here.