AI & Platform Innovation Engineer

Vicoland; Frankfurt; Remote; Vertraulich; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly work environment

Flexible work hours

Participation in ESOP program

Growth mindset focus

Job summary

A leading tech company in Frankfurt is seeking an experienced engineer to lead AI-powered software development. You will be expected to innovate using AI technologies, work autonomously, and collaborate effectively with product management and UX teams. The role offers exceptional compensation and flexible working conditions, aimed at high-impact engineers passionate about transforming team workflows with AI.

Qualifications

• Strong record in building production-grade software with AI components.
• Agnostic technology approach—selecting the right tools for the problem.
• Exceptional autonomy and critical thinking.
• Willingness to drive constructive discussions with team members and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Use AI as the primary tool for high-quality code production.
• Architect and build scalable AI-first software solutions.
• Lead discussions and mentor fellow engineers.
• Champion AI-powered features and integrate LLMs, embeddings, and agents to unlock business value.

Skills

AI-assisted software engineering

Debugging and algorithm design

Architecting software solutions

Collaboration with stakeholders

Autonomous working style

Constructive critical thinking

Team player attitude

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

RAG pipelines

Vector databases

Job description

At Vicoland, we’re rewriting the rules of the professional services market. We give freelancers and small teams the tools to come together as virtual companies (“Vicos”) and compete on the global stage. Our digital platform provides the legal, organizational and transactional infrastructure that empowers teams to deliver high‑calibre projects for Fortune500 companies and nimble clients alike.

We’ve already partnered with names like Netflix, Siemens and WPP. Our work has been appraised by leading players such as SAP, Forrester and Manpower. Now we’re gearing up for the next leap. We’re looking for someone who doesn’t just code—but leads, innovates, and leverages AI to build the future of our platform.

Tasks

• Use AI to aggressively ship high-quality code. We expect you to be on top of the latest tools, models and trends in AI‑assisted software engineering. Using AI is not anymore on the side but it is your main development tool. We expect you to be amazing at prompting, to know when to leverage different models, and to have first‑hand experience with Claude Code or Cursor. At the same time, we expect you know when not to use LLMs and instead debug or design an algorithm by hand. We’re not looking for vibe coders.
• Architect and build AI‑first software solutions for complex user‑stories: scalable, robust, maintainable.
• Work closely with stakeholders—including product management and UX design—to deliver end‑to‑end innovations.
• Own the full development pipeline: from technical design and development, through deployment, to production monitoring.
• Lead architectural discussions, code‑reviews, retrospectives; mentor fellow engineers.
• Champion AI‑powered features: integrate LLMs, RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, embeddings and deep learning frameworks to unlock business value.

Requirements

• Strong hands‑on record of building production‑grade software, preferably with AI components (LLMs, embeddings, PyTorch/TensorFlow, RAG pipelines, autonomous agents).
• A truly agnostic approach to stack and tools: you pick the right tech for the problem—not vice‑versa.
• Exceptional autonomy: able to self‑drive, yet know when to collaborate and elevate.
• Ability to thoughtfully challenge ideas and drive constructive discussions (colleagues, product owners, CTO).
• A strong, respectful team player: highly autonomous but grounded in humility and partnership.
• You reside within ±3 hours of Central European Time (to enable effective collaboration).

Bonus

• Prior experience integrating AI into SaaS business workflows.
• Familiarity with modern AI‑tooling ecosystem (agents, memory systems, vector databases).
• Experience leading a tech team or architecting across the stack—from frontend to infrastructure.

Benefits

• You’ll work in an international, closely‑knit team of high‑performers and entrepreneurial spirits.
• Remote‑friendly + flexible work hours.
• Exceptional compensation + Participation in our ESOP program (IPO upside).
• Growth mindset: Hard skills are important—but mindset matters more. If you meet most of the requirements and you’re hungry to learn, apply anyway.

If you’re a high‑impact engineer who thrives on autonomy, drives real results, and is passionate about applying AI to change how teams work—let’s talk. Even if you don’t check every bullet above, but you bring exceptional drive, creativity, and a growth mindset, please apply—we believe the right mindset counts more than checkboxes.