AI Engineer

dataroots, a Talan company; Vlaams-Brabant; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility budget or company car

Hospitalisation and group insurance

High-end laptop

Smartphone with subscription

Generous holidays

Meal vouchers

Diverse and welcoming environment

Training budget

Team-building events

Job summary

Dataroots in Leuven and Ghent offers a role to design, build, and deploy AI solutions that deliver business value. You’ll work across AI/ML engineering, data engineering, and cloud architecture, focusing on robust, production-ready systems.

You’ll apply MLOps/LLMOps practices, collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, and translate business problems into scalable technical scopes, with an emphasis on real value and growth within the Talan Group.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience developing AI-driven applications or systems.
• Strong foundation in software design principles; proficiency in Python & SQL.
• Solid understanding of core machine learning techniques and production deployment.
• Familiarity with modern generative AI and agentic approaches, incl. LLM orchestration.
• Experience deploying AI systems in production, with model lifecycle mgmt & cloud-native deployment.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Fluency in English and Dutch.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and deploy AI solutions that deliver tangible business value.
• Apply MLOps and LLMOps best practices to production-ready AI systems.
• Collaborate with data engineers, cloud architects and data strategists.
• Translate business problems into technical scopes and ensure AI impact.
• Contribute to product thinking and focus on real business value.

Skills

Communication skills

English

Dutch

Front-end experience

Business-oriented mindset

Software design principles

Tools

Python

SQL

Cloud platforms

Job description

At Dataroots, we deliver end-to-end data and AI solutions, from strategy and platform design to data engineering and AI-enabled systems. That broad scope is reflected in our team: AI/ML engineers, data engineers, cloud architects, and data strategists. Each discipline brings its own expertise, but we share knowledge, perspectives, and a common way of thinking across disciplines.

Within that team, you design, build and deploy AI solutions that deliver tangible business value for our clients across a variety of industries, spanning classical ML, modern GenAI, and Agentic AI use cases. Your work goes beyond getting the models to work; you help bring AI systems into production in a robust and scalable way, applying best practices in MLOps and LLMOps to ensure they are reliable, maintainable, and adaptable over time.

What we’re looking for

You bring the following qualities & experiences to the role:

• A deep passion for Artificial Intelligence and its applications.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience developing AI-driven applications or systems.
• Strong foundation in software design principles; Proficiency in Python & SQL is a must.
• A solid understanding of core machine learning techniques and how to apply them pragmatically in production settings.
• Familiarity with modern generative AI and agentic approaches, including retrieval-based systems and LLM orchestration patterns.
• Experience deploying AI systems into production, with a solid grasp of model lifecycle management and cloud-native deployment practices.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and a solid understanding of cloud-based AI and data workflows.
• Front-end experience is considered a plus.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for clients.
• A pragmatic, business-oriented mindset: able to translate business problems into technical scopes and help AI solutions land, with a focus on product thinking and real business value.
• Fluency in English and Dutch.

Not every box needs to be ticked to be a great fit. If you’re excited about the role and eager to grow, we’d still love to hear from you.

Why choose Dataroots?

We’re a data & AI consulting company where people, growth, and impact go hand in hand. Since our early days, we’ve built a culture that values collaboration, knowledge sharing, and an environment where individuals can thrive. This focus has allowed us to grow steadily while staying true to what matters: delivering meaningful results for our clients and creating a place where people enjoy doing their best work.

Working at Dataroots means gaining exposure to a wide range of industries, challenges, and technologies. You’ll have the opportunity to step outside your comfort zone, while being supported by experienced colleagues who are always ready to share their expertise.

As part of the Talan Group, we further extend these opportunities by offering an international dimension to your career path.

The Offer

• An attractive salary with extralegal benefits, including:

• Mobility budget or a company car with fuel/charging card
• Hospitalisation and group insurance
• High-end laptop
• Smartphone with subscription
• Substantial amount of holidays
• Meal vouchers
• …

• Diverse and welcoming work environment, where you’ll collaborate & unwind with colleagues from different cultures and disciplines. The organization of both fun & professional events and initiatives is actively encouraged and supported.
• A training budget for individual and team learning opportunities.
• Tons of team-building events and sports initiatives to stay connected and unwind.

Where you’ll work

Our main offices are in Leuven and Ghent. These spaces are perfect for both focusing and unwinding with colleagues, as well as brainstorming sessions and team events.

While much of your work can be performed remotely, you will also work on-site with clients.