AI Software Engineer

dataroots, a Talan company; Oost-Vlaanderen; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility budget

Company car with fuel/charging card

Hospitalization and group insurance

High-end laptop

Smartphone with subscription

Generous holidays

Job summary

Dataroots, part of the Talan Group, is seeking an AI Software Engineer to deliver end-to-end data and AI solutions for clients. You will collaborate with AI engineers, data engineers and cloud experts to build robust LLM and GenAI applications.

The role focuses on production-ready systems, scalable, secure, and maintainable, with on-site work in Leuven and Ghent and flexibility for remote work.

Qualifications

• Strong Python experience on larger projects with solid software design principles.
• Proficient with Git and SQL, with hands-on experience applying DevOps/MLOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and monitoring for AI systems.
• Cloud engineering experience (using tools such as Terraform and Docker), and some experience architecting and deploying production-grade applications.
• You have good knowledge of at least one cloud platform: Azure, AWS, GCP.
• Good understanding of (gen)AI concepts, and genuine interest in staying up to date with the field.
• Experience designing, building, and deploying LLM applications in Python, with an eye for common failure modes (latency, cost, rate limits, non-determinism) and how to design around them.
• A production mindset when working with LLM systems: thinking about reliability, evaluation, observability, and cost. You care about how these systems behave in production, not just whether they work in a demo.
• Some familiarity with agentic and retrieval-based patterns.
• You know the model landscape (Claude, GPT, Gemini, open-weight models) well enough to reason about trade-offs: capability, cost, and latency.
• You take governance and security seriously: auth, data boundaries, and responsible use of AI in enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy production-ready AI systems that create real business value.
• Deliver well-architected, scalable, and secure solutions for real-world use cases.
• Collaborate with AI engineers, data engineers and cloud experts to deploy LLM applications.
• Focus on reliability, observability, and cost in production environments.

Skills

Python

DevOps/MLOps

CI/CD

Cloud engineering

Azure

AWS

GCP

LLM applications

Security & governance

Kubernetes

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Git

SQL

Job description

As an AI Software Engineer at Dataroots, you play a key role in delivering end-to-end data and AI solutions for our clients. Working within a broader ecosystem of AI engineers, data engineers, and cloud experts, you combine software engineering and AI expertise to build impactful applications around LLMs and modern GenAI use cases.

You go beyond experimentation: you design, build, and deploy production-ready AI systems that create real business value. Your focus is on delivering well-architected, scalable, and secure solutions, ensuring that what you build is not just functional, but robust, maintainable, and ready to evolve in real-world settings.

The Skills

Software Engineering Skills:

• Strong Python experience on larger projects with solid software design principles.
• Proficient with Git and SQL, with hands-on experience applying DevOps/MLOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and monitoring for AI systems.
• Cloud engineering experience (using tools such as Terraform and Docker), and some experience architecting and deploying production-grade applications.
• You have good knowledge of at least one cloud platform: Azure, AWS, GCP.
• Good understanding of (gen)AI concepts, and genuine interest in staying up to date with the field.
• Experience designing, building, and deploying LLM applications in Python, with an eye for common failure modes (latency, cost, rate limits, non-determinism) and how to design around them.
• A production mindset when working with LLM systems: thinking about reliability, evaluation, observability, and cost. You care about how these systems behave in production, not just whether they work in a demo.
• Some familiarity with agentic and retrieval-based patterns.
• You know the model landscape (Claude, GPT, Gemini, open-weight models) well enough to reason about trade-offs: capability, cost, and latency.
• You take governance and security seriously: auth, data boundaries, and responsible use of AI in enterprise environments.

Nice to have:

• You use AI tools daily to design, write, and review code with the ability to critically evaluate their output.
• Hands-on experience with data engineering (ELT, orchestration) or managed data platforms (e.g. Databricks, Fabric).
• You are opinionated about governance, security, and responsible use of AI in real-world environments.
• Affinity with application security and cloud networking.
• Experience deploying applications on Kubernetes.

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.

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
• Hospitalization and group insurance
• High-end laptop
• Smartphone with subscription
• Substantial amount of holidays
• …

Diverse and welcoming work environment, where you’ll collaborate & unwind with colleagues from different cultures and disciplines.

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.

Ready to join Dataroots?

Excited to shape the future of AI with us? We’re looking forward to hearing from you!