Lead AI Engineer / Senior AI Engineer

AI.IMPACT; Hamburg; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity / profit sharing

Competitive compensation package

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

AI.IMPACT is seeking a Senior/Lead AI Engineer to design and deploy generative AI solutions for multi-agent enterprise workflows. You’ll work across customer features, internal processes, and client advisory engagements, advancing production-grade AI at scale.

You’ll deliver LLM and RAG systems, agentic automation, and cloud-native integrations while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a startup-like environment with strong ownership and growth opportunities. Hamburg presence preferred.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in software engineering, AI, or solutions roles with hands-on AI/LLM production experience.
• Experience delivering AI/LLM systems and integrating AI into SaaS enterprise settings.
• Strong understanding of generative AI, RAG, and scalable architectures.

Responsibilities

• Conceive and implement AI solutions across product features and internal workflows.
• Design and build LLM-based applications and RAG pipelines with vector databases and semantic search.
• Create AI-driven agents and automations across core business systems.
• Embed AI capabilities into cloud-native architectures with security and resilience in mind.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and leadership to translate AI into business value.
• Guide clients in shaping data and AI strategies, from architecture to live deployment.

Skills

LLMs and prompt engineering

Retrieval-augmented generation

Agentic systems and multi-agent orches

Cross-functional collaboration

Vector search and semantic retrieval

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript/Java/Kotlin

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS)

Docker and Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

SaaS and enterprise software

German and English communication

Tools

OpenAI

Azure AI

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Pinecone

Weaviate

Job description

We're looking for a Senior / Lead AI Engineer with deep generative AI expertise and solid software engineering foundations to help design and build intelligent, multi‑agent capabilities for enterprise applications across our client base. Our team runs in startup mode with high autonomy, and a real opportunity to influence how advanced AI gets built and scaled in practice. You know what it takes to get AI into production and can navigate ambiguity, technical complexity, and cross‑functional collaboration with confidence. You enjoy finding your own way to solve a problem.

Tasks

What You’ll Do:

We're looking for a Senior / Lead AI Engineer with deep generative AI expertise and solid software engineering foundations to help design and build intelligent, multi‑agent capabilities for enterprise applications across our client base. Our team runs in startup mode with high autonomy, and a real opportunity to influence how advanced AI gets built and scaled in practice. You know what it takes to get AI into production and can navigate ambiguity, technical complexity, and cross‑functional collaboration with confidence. You enjoy finding your own way to solve a problem.

Tasks

What You’ll Do:

You can have it all: applied AI, product engineering, and tangible value creation.

Key responsibilities include:

• AI delivery
  Conceive and implement AI solutions across both customer‑facing product features and internal back‑office workflows.
• LLM & RAG system development
  Design and build LLM‑based applications and RAG pipelines, bringing together vector databases, embeddings, and semantic search to produce reliable, context‑aware results at scale.
• AI agents for productivity & business automation
  Create AI‑driven agents and automations that simplify and accelerate customer workflows across CRMs, ERPs, ticketing platforms, and other core business systems. Cut down on manual effort, mistakes, and turnaround times.
• Enterprise architecture integration
  Embed AI capabilities into existing cloud‑native architectures, APIs, and data ecosystems, with a focus on security, resilience, and scalability in production environments.
• Cross‑functional collaboration
  Work hand‑in‑hand with product, engineering, and leadership teams on the client side to translate technical AI capabilities into measurable business outcomes.
• Client advisory & solution design
  Guide clients in shaping and executing their data, AI, and generative AI strategies. Cover everything from initial architecture decisions and technical direction through to live deployment.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For:

Core experience:

4+ years in software engineering, AI, or solutions roles, with hands‑on experience shipping production AI/LLM systems

Practical expertise across:

• LLMs, prompt engineering, and retrieval‑augmented generation
• Agentic systems, multi‑agent orchestration, and complex workflow automation
• Vector search technologies and semantic retrieval
• Python as a primary language, plus proficiency in at least one of JavaScript/TypeScript/Java/Kotlin
• AI platforms and developer tooling such as OpenAI, Azure AI, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Pinecone, or Weaviate
• Cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS) and delivery practices including Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines

Solid background in SaaS and enterprise software engineering settings.

Strong verbal and written communication skills in German and English.

How You Work

Hands‑on, pragmatic, and delivery‑focused

• Comfortable working directly with clients and cross‑functional stakeholders
• Clear in communication, documentation, and technical decision‑making
• Curious about the AI space and motivated to stay close to emerging developments

Benefits

We are a small team, learning every day about the opportunities and challenges at the forefront of applied AI

Become a part of a highly specialized team and network with a clear focus on strategic and practical AI implementation

This is for you if you enjoy a high degree of ownership, entrepreneurial freedom, and the opportunity to help shape new offerings and ventures

We offer:

• A collaborative, appreciative, and inspiring team environment with real expertise from tech to transformation
• An attractive compensation package, including participation in the company’s success

Work Structure

• Location: Hamburg, Germany
• Working model: Predominantly remote, with one day per week in our Hamburg city‑centre office
• Travel: Occasional visits to client locations
• Environment: High autonomy, meaningful impact, and room to grow

At AI.IMPACT, we’re building a team of thoughtful, entrepreneurial people with different backgrounds and perspectives. What matters to us is: curiosity, empathy, good judgment, and the ambition to create real impact with AI.

Because we are building our core team together, it is important to us that you are based in Hamburg and able to work with us in person.