Hybrid Gen AI Engineer: LLMs, RAG & Security

Santander; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary

BeHealthy wellness program

Childcare support

Santander Contigo

Meal subsidy

Shuttle service Madrid

Job summary

Santander in Madrid is seeking a Generative AI Engineer specializing in Python to design, integrate, and optimize agentic systems with a focus on reliable operation, knowledge grounding, and security.

The role requires 5+ years of backend development, 2+ years in AI engineering, and hands-on experience with distributed systems, LLMs, APIs, and RAG pipelines. It offers a hybrid work model, competitive rewards, and access to Santander Open Academy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• 2+ years of AI engineering experience.
• Experience building production-grade distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with LLM applications.
• Spanish proficiency; English preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, integrate, and optimize agentic systems.
• Integrate LLMs with APIs, microservices, vector databases.
• Build and optimize RAG pipelines ground agent responses.
• Define metrics, implement tracing and monitoring.
• Implement security filters and access controls.
• Build MCP-based tools to extend capabilities.

Skills

Python programming

Distributed systems

APIs & microservices

Security & data protection

CI/CD & observability

RAG pipelines

Education

BSc or MSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

HTML & CSS

MCP/A2A

Job description

Santander in Madrid is seeking a Generative AI Engineer specializing in Python to design, integrate, and optimize agentic systems with a focus on reliable operation, knowledge grounding, and security.

The role requires 5+ years of backend development, 2+ years in AI engineering, and hands-on experience with distributed systems, LLMs, APIs, and RAG pipelines. It offers a hybrid work model, competitive rewards, and access to Santander Open Academy.