Generative AI Specialist

If-Skadef; København; Hybrid; DKK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid workplace

Nordic travel

Health and insurance benefits

Job summary

If, the Nordic insurance leader, is expanding its Generators squad to evolve a GenAI-powered assistant into a personalized, action-oriented AI product across Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The role focuses on production AI systems, cross-Nordic deployment, and safe, measurable customer guidance in a hybrid work setting.

You will design, build, evaluate, and operate AI workflows using LangGraph, Langfuse, and Azure, collaborating with engineering, product, and business teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical or quantitative field.
• Hands-on Python experience with FastAPI, Pydantic, pytest.
• Experience building LLM-powered/agentic apps (LangGraph/LangChain).
• Knowledge of tool use, orchestration, state management, guardrails, human-in-the-loop, safe fallbacks.
• Experience with AI evaluations and Langfuse observability.
• Proficient with Git, CI/CD (Azure DevOps), Docker, and Azure cloud.
• Able to explain technical trade-offs to engineers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Designing production-grade agentic workflows with tool use, orchestration, guardrails, and safe handover paths.
• Building the agent harness: runtime, context management, memory, observability.
• Scaling the AI assistant across Nordic markets.
• Integrating AI systems with internal APIs and data for personalized support.
• Improving retrieval, grounding, and response quality through experiments.
• Establishing evaluation practices and monitoring quality, latency, and cost.
• Collaborating with Product Owner and team via code reviews and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

Pydantic

pytest

LLM/agentic apps

LangGraph

LangChain

tool orchestration

state management

guardrails

human-in-the-loop

Langfuse

Git

CI/CD

Azure

Docker

cloud (Azure)

communication of trade-offs

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field

Tools

Qdrant

Job description

Are you excited by the move from chatbots to reliable, production-grade AI agents? Do you enjoy turning emerging AI capabilities into customer experiences that are useful, safe, measurable, and genuinely scalable?Join the Generators squad in If’s Oasis tribe and help shape the next generation of digital customer experiences in insurance.Our GenAI-powered assistant is live across Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, serving customers on web and app. Now we are expanding across the Nordics and evolving the assistant from a strong conversational experience into a more personalized, connected, and action-oriented AI product.You will be central to that journey, working on real production systems with a modern stack (LangGraph, Langfuse, Azure): designing, building, evaluating, and operating AI systems that can use internal knowledge and APIs responsibly to help customers get the right guidance at the right moment.About the roleThis is one open position, and we are open to both junior and senior candidates. As our Generative AI Specialist, you will be a hands-on engineer in the Generators squad, building production AI systems alongside the team, from agent design and retrieval to evaluation and monitoring.Your responsibilities include:Designing and building production-grade agentic workflows with tool and API use, orchestration, guardrails, and safe handover paths.Building the agent harness: the runtime that makes agents dependable in production, including context management, memory, and observability.Scaling our AI assistant across Nordic markets.Integrating AI systems with internal APIs and data to deliver personalized support.Improving retrieval, grounding, and response quality through systematic experimentation.Establishing evaluation practices (test sets, regression testing, human and safety evaluation) and monitoring quality, latency, and cost.Building improvement loops that use evaluations, customer feedback, and production signals.Collaborating with the Product Owner and the team through code reviews and knowledge sharing.We have a hybrid setup with fixed team days onsite. Occasional travel to Nordic markets and our Kuala Lumpur office is part of the role.We offerHere are some of the benefits of working at If:An inclusive work environment where everyone is welcomeCareer and development opportunities in the biggest insurance company in the NordicsSocial activities and a highly skilled professional environmentPossibility of a hybrid workplaceA health-promoting workplace with e.g., fitness programs and various sports activitiesAttractive insurance benefitsAbout the teamYou will be a hands-on squad member in Generators, an agile team that builds customer-facing solutions driven by real user insights. We work with a clear build, measure, learn mindset and continuously validate what creates the most value for our customers.Collaboration, code quality, and a team-first mindset matter deeply to us. You will work closely with colleagues across engineering, product, and business to turn ambitious AI opportunities into reliable customer experiences. Junior colleagues are supported by experienced teammates through pairing and code reviews, and seniors help shape the team’s direction.Who are you?You are an engineer, at junior or senior level, who is curious about AI and enjoys building, testing, and improving systems in production. You are a team player who is pragmatic, unafraid to challenge assumptions, and thrives in a cross-Nordic, cross-functional, hybrid environment.Must have (all levels):A university degree in a technical or quantitative field, such as computer science, engineering, mathematics, mathematical economics, physics, or statistics.Hands-on Python experience, ideally with FastAPI, Pydantic, and pytest.Practical experience building LLM-powered or agentic applications, ideally with LangGraph or LangChain, and sound knowledge of agentic best practices: tool use, orchestration, state management, guardrails, human-in-the-loop, and safe fallbacks.Experience with AI evaluations (test sets, regression testing, LLM-as-judge) and observability of LLM applications (we use Langfuse).Working knowledge of Git, CI/CD (Azure DevOps), Docker, and cloud, ideally Azure.The ability to explain technical trade-offs clearly to engineers and business stakeholders.Senior level / nice to have:Proven experience running LLM-powered or agentic systems in production, including cost, latency, and incident management.Knowledge of RAG: embeddings, vector search (we use Qdrant), reranking, and grounding.Experience designing an agent harness or comparable runtime: context management, memory, access control, and safe deployment.Azure (OpenAI or AI Foundry, Key Vault, App Configuration), infrastructure as code with Bicep, and secure API design.Data and platform services such as Redis, MongoDB, and Qdrant, and tracing with Langfuse, LangSmith, or OpenTelemetry.Mentoring colleagues and shaping technical direction.Additional facts and the recruitment processApplication deadline: Screening and interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis. The deadline to apply is 01.12.2026.Application: Please submit your CV via our website. You do not need to attach a cover letter, instead answer the questions in the recruiting system.Location: Denmark (Copenhagen) or Finland (Turku or Espoo).Start date: As soon as possible.If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact GenAI Chapter Lead, Petr Vanek at mobile [phone] or e-mail [e-mail] If, we aim to create a workplace with equal opportunities for all. We encourage everyone to apply regardless of gender, age, background, or any disability. We also recommend that you do not include a photo in your CV.Applicant information may, within the framework of the law, be reviewed using publicly available sources. Candidates progressing in the recruitment process will be asked to provide references and present a criminal record certificate. Depending on the scope of the role, a credit check may also be conducted for final candidates as part of the hiring process.We look forward to your application!