Fullstack Applied AI Engineer (m/f/d)

DEKRA Group; Málaga; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational organization in Málaga is seeking a Full Stack Applied AI Engineer to develop and maintain AI applications, optimize performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of experience in AI or ML engineering, with strong programming skills in Python and familiarity with cloud technologies. This role offers excellent career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in AI, Data Science, or ML Engineering applied to real-world environments.
• Experience developing and deploying AI or ML solutions in Azure.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain applications and services integrating AI models.
• Collaborate with teams to deploy secure and scalable environments.
• Monitor and optimize AI applications performance.

Skills

Python

AI and ML engineering

Azure and cloud technologies

Software engineering principles

CI/CD practices

MLOps tools

Docker and Kubernetes

Observability tools

Data processing libraries

LLM frameworks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or STEM

Tools

PyTorch

FastAPI

Pandas

Scikit-learn

Job description

Since its foundation in 1925, the DEKRA promise has been to ensure the safety of human interaction with technology and the environment. The company currently employs around 52,000 people in more than 60 countries on all five continents. With qualified and independent expert services, they provide safety on the road, at work and at home.

We have a clear and ambitious vision of the future. The vision for our 100th birthday in 2025 is to see DEKRA as the global partner for a safe world.

On this ocassion, an exciting opportunity has arisen in ourData & AI Engineering and Innovation Team.

You want to know more? Here we go!

We are currently looking for a Full Stack Applied AI Engineer to strengthen our Data & AI Engineering and InnovationTeam .

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain applications and services that make AI accessible to internal and external users, integrating AI models into existing applications, APIs, and systems.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and DevOps teams to deploy secure and scalable cloud and on-premise environments (including GPU partitioning), optimizing performance, resources, and costs.
• Partner with AI Engineers and cross-functional teams to transform prototypes into robust, production-grade AI solutions.
• Monitor and optimize the performance of AI applications, implementing observability best practices (logging, metrics, alerting) to detect incidents, data drift, and model deviations in production environments.
• Stay up to date with the latest developments in AI frameworks, cloud technologies, and software engineering practices, applying relevant improvements to production systems.

Requirements (profile)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or another STEM field.
• 4+ years of experience in AI, Data Science, or ML Engineering applied to real-world environments.
• Strong programming skills in Python and solid understanding of software engineering principles (testing, clean code, CI/CD).
• Experience developing and deploying AI or ML solutions in Azure (e.g., Azure Machine Learning or Azure AI Services).
• Proficiency with PyTorch, FastAPI, and data/ML libraries such as Pandas or Scikit-learn.
• Experience with MLOps tools such as MLflow, Airflow, or Dagster.
• Experience with LLM frameworks (HuggingFace, LangChain, LlamaIndex) and agent-based automation (CrewAI, Agno, MCP, etc.).
• Knowledge of cloud-native infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes, GPU partitioning).
• Familiarity with observability and model monitoring tools (EvidentlyAI, InspectAI, DeepEval).
• Experience with vector databases (Milvus, OpenSearch).
• Familiarity with distributed data processing (Dask, Polars) and LLM optimization (LoRA, QLoRA).
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) and DevOps practices.

Location

We offer you an excellent opportunity to grow and develop your career in a leading multinational organization.