GenAI Field Engineering Lead for Production Deployments

Sia; Brussel; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility budget or company car

Hospital insurance

Performance-related bonus

Learning budget and partner certs

Hybrid work Brussels/Antwerp

Job summary

Sia in Belgium is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to translate client challenges into production GenAI applications, including agents, RAG pipelines, and conversational interfaces. You’ll deploy them in daily workflows and demonstrate measurable ROI.

You’ll work at the intersection of data science and engineering, evaluating models, integrating APIs, and guiding clients through adoption. Fluency in English, French, and Dutch is expected, with German a plus.

Qualifications

• Strong grounding in computer science, AI, or related field with production experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience, including leadership roles.
• Deep hands-on experience with LLMs in production or substantial projects (prompting, RAG, fine-tuning).
• Proficient Python and ability to adapt to client tech stacks.
• Experience integrating APIs and connecting heterogeneous systems.
• Strong client context, prioritization, and value delivery.
• Ability to lead non-technical teams through transformation.
• Desire to shape AI practice and develop people.
• Fluent in English, French, and Dutch; German a plus.
• Experience with AI frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI/Anthropic SDKs).
• Experience deploying solutions in cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Knowledge of MLOps/LLMOps practices and model governance.

Responsibilities

• Sit with client team to identify where AI adds value and set the direction.
• Lead design and delivery of LLM-based systems: autonomous agents, RAG, workflow automation.
• Own integration into client environments (APIs, databases, tools) with compliance.
• Drive adoption across client orgs: training and stakeholder engagement.
• Partner with executives to refine production solutions and future investments.
• Communicate with engineers and board, earning trust.
• Coach the team and set quality standards for AI delivery.

Skills

Strong CS/AI background

Leadership experience

LLM production experience

Python

API integration

Client-focused communication

Non-technical leadership

English, French, Dutch fluency

Cloud deployment (AWS/Azure/GCP)

MLOps/LLMOps

Vector databases

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

OpenAI SDK

Anthropic SDK

Job description

Sia in Belgium is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to translate client challenges into production GenAI applications, including agents, RAG pipelines, and conversational interfaces. You’ll deploy them in daily workflows and demonstrate measurable ROI.

You’ll work at the intersection of data science and engineering, evaluating models, integrating APIs, and guiding clients through adoption. Fluency in English, French, and Dutch is expected, with German a plus.