AI Engineer

Description

Summary: Keyrus seeks an AI Engineer to architect and build intelligent systems, combining AI solution development, LLM engineering, and data engineering to transform complexity into measurable outcomes. Highlights: 1. Architecting and building intelligent systems 2. Focus on practical AI solutions for business problems 3. Collaborative, international work environment ### **Why Keyrus, Why Now!** Keyrus is an international group of 2,800 consultants and experts across 28 countries, built on a single conviction: **AI does not transform businesses. Architected intelligence does.** For more than 30 years, we have been building the data foundations that make intelligent systems work — designing the Operating System of the intelligent enterprise, where intelligence is embedded into the core of business processes to create sustainable value: **we operationalise intelligence.** AI does not replace humans. It repositions us to a place no system can follow: **understanding, deciding, designing, and creating.** At Keyrus, you will not just develop skills — you will develop judgment. Your expertise sharpens with every system you architect, every client challenge you solve, and every deployment that compounds on the last. Over time, you grow into one of the rarest professionals of the intelligence era: someone who bridges data, AI, and human decision\-making at scale, across industries and geographies. This is not a role you fill. It is a discipline you master and a story you help write to become a **Keyrus Architect of Intelligence.** **Technology amplifies. Keyrus culture differentiates. Industrial discipline connects the two.** ### **Role Details** **Job location:** Portugal / Remote within Europe **Contract type:** Employee/ Contractor B2B **Target start date:** ASAP **Working hours:** Full\-time (40h/week) **Compensation:** 45k gross year to 60k gross year / or B2B 280 to 350 euros/day #### **What You'll Architect** As an **AI Engineer**, you will help organisations transform complexity into measurable outcomes by combining technology, data, intelligence, and human decision\-making. This role is both technical and consultative — perfect for someone who can combine **AI solution development**, **LLM engineering**, and a strong **Data Engineering foundation** to deliver scalable and production\-ready intelligent systems. We’re looking for professionals who think like architects and act like builders. ##### **Key Responsibilities** * Build and maintain **LLM\-powered pipelines** for processing and automating customer requests. * Design and implement **data ingestion**, **data preprocessing**, and enrichment pipelines for unstructured data sources, including emails, PDFs, images, and documents. * Develop **classification**, **routing**, and decision workflows for customer inquiries. * Apply **prompt engineering best practices** and continuously improve model performance and output quality. * Implement **structured outputs** and **Human\-in\-the\-Loop (HITL)** workflows to ensure reliability and business adoption. * Ensure production readiness through **testing**, **CI/CD**, **containerisation**, and monitoring. * Contribute to **AI architecture design**, scalability, and engineering standards. * Monitor, evaluate, and optimise AI systems using **LLM observability tools** and performance metrics. * Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and business teams to integrate AI solutions into existing processes and workflows. #### **Who You Are** * You are an experienced **AI Engineer** with a strong background in **Data Engineering**, comfortable working across the entire lifecycle of intelligent applications. * You enjoy building **practical AI solutions** that solve real business problems rather than experimenting with technology for its own sake. * You are passionate about **LLMs**, **Generative AI**, and modern data platforms, while maintaining a strong focus on **scalability, reliability, and maintainability.** * You balance **software engineering discipline**, **data engineering expertise**, and **AI innovation**. * You are comfortable working autonomously and taking ownership of complex technical initiatives from design through deployment. * You thrive in **collaborative, international environments** and work effectively with both technical and non\-technical stakeholders. * You are **naturally curious** and continuously explore new approaches, tools, and frameworks within the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem. * You communicate clearly and effectively and can explain complex technical concepts in an accessible way. #### **️** **What You Bring** **Qualifications \& Experience** * **5\+ years of experience** in Software Engineering, Data Engineering, AI Engineering, or related fields. * Strong professional experience developing **production\-grade Python applications**. * Proven experience building and maintaining **LLM\-based solutions** and intelligent workflows. * Experience working with **unstructured data processing pipelines**. * Ability to work independently in multidisciplinary and distributed teams. * Professional proficiency in **English**. **Technical \& Professional Skills** * Strong expertise in: **Python; FastAPI; Async programming patterns; REST APIs; and PostgreSQL** * Hands\-on experience with **OpenAI SDK, LangChain, LangGraph or** similar LLM orchestration frameworks * Strong experience in **Prompt Engineering, LLM evaluation, Structured outputs and Human\-in\-the\-Loop workflows** * Solid **Data Engineering background**, including data pipelines, ingestion, preprocessing and working with unstructured datasets * Experience with: **Docker; CI/CD pipelines;** testing practices; and production deployments * Practical experience using **AI\-assisted development tools** such as **GitHub Copilot**, **Codex**, **Claude Code**, or similar. **Nice to Have** * **German or French proficiency is highly valued** * Experience with **Kafka**, **RabbitMQ**, **Azure Service Bus**, or other event\-driven architectures. * Experience with **Langfuse** or other LLM observability platforms. * Experience within the **Microsoft Azure ecosystem**, including Container Apps, IAM, KEDA, and secrets management. * Knowledge of **Terraform** or other Infrastructure\-as\-Code tools. * Experience building **distributed processing systems** and async worker architectures. * Previous consulting or client\-facing experience. #### **What Makes You Successful** * You focus on delivering **business\-ready AI solutions**, not just technical prototypes. * You combine strong **Data Engineering fundamentals** with modern **LLM and Generative AI expertise**. * You design systems with **scalability**, **reliability**, **security**, and **maintainability** in mind. * You **proactively identify opportunities** to improve automation, efficiency, and customer experience through AI. * You approach AI challenges with both experimentation and engineering discipline. * You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and **translating business requirements into practical technical solutions.** * You continuously optimise model performance, observability, and operational excellence. * You actively **share knowledge** and contribute to stronger engineering standards across teams. * You combine autonomy, ownership, and collaboration to deliver measurable outcomes. #### **What We Offer at Keyrus Portugal** * Competitive salary aligned with your experience and the data market * Meal allowance: **€10\.20/day** * Flexible benefits plan * Private medical insurance * 22 days of annual leave, increasing every 3 years (up to 25 days) * Continuous learning via **KLX – Keyrus Learning Experience** * A collaborative, international, and human\-centred work environment #### **How Our Salary Ranges Work** At Keyrus, salary ranges reflect **different levels of mastery and impact within the same role** — not different job titles. * **Bottom of the range** You meet the core requirements and will need ramp\-up time and support. * **Middle of the range** You are fully autonomous from Day 1 and deliver consistently. * **Top of the range** You are a reference for the role, mentor others, and raise the bar for the team. Final offers are based on **experience, autonomy, scope, and market context**, and are discussed transparently during the process. #### **Responsible AI \& Recruitment** **At Keyrus, all stages of our recruitment process are conducted and evaluated by human recruiters and interviewers.** To support accuracy and efficiency, AI may occasionally be used internally by our team exclusively for **note\-taking purposes during interviews**. AI is **never** used to make decisions. To ensure **fairness, authenticity, and the protection of confidential and proprietary information**, the use of AI tools by candidates during the recruitment process is **strictly prohibited**. Our commitment to **responsible AI practices** ensures that hiring decisions are based solely on each candidate’s own skills, experience, judgment, and expertise. ️ **Any use of AI assistance during the interview process may result in immediate disqualification from the recruitment process.** #### **Equal Opportunity Statement** We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.