Principal AI Engineer — Lead Scalable AI Tooling (Flexible)

Nielseniq-; Comunidad de Madrid; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Volunteer time off

Job summary

NIQ is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to join the Enterprise Productivity team and lead AI-driven initiatives across global business functions. You will embed with finance, HR, operations, sales, and marketing, designing production-grade AI solutions and driving measurable impact.

The role emphasizes rapid prototyping, production deployment, and collaboration with diverse stakeholders to scale AI across regions.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of experience in software engineering, machine learning, or applied AI
• Strong experience designing and deploying production-grade systems in cloud environments
• Experience building and deploying AI/ML systems, ideally with LLMs or generative AI
• Experience in building, orchestrating, monitoring agentic/multi-agent AI workflows
• Ability to work across the stack (APIs, data pipelines, front-end interfaces when needed)
• Deep understanding of system design, distributed systems, and scalable architectures
• Solid system design skills with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security
• Knowledge of data engineering and analytics workflows
• Experience working in global, cross-functional teams
• Familiarity with governance, security, and compliance considerations for enterprise AI

Responsibilities

• Embed with business teams to deeply understand workflows, pain points, and opportunities for automation and optimization
• Design and build AI-powered tools that improve internal productivity across functions such as finance, HR, operations, sales, and marketing
• Rapidly prototype and iterate using modern AI/ML technologies (e.g., LLMs, Copilots, automation pipelines)
• Deploy solutions in production, ensuring reliability, usability, and measurable impact
• Bridge technical and non-technical teams, translating business problems into scalable engineering solutions
• Drive end-to-end delivery from problem discovery to implementation, rollout, and adoption
• Create reusable frameworks and platforms to accelerate future AI deployments across the organization
• Operate globally, collaborating with distributed teams and delivering solutions that scale across regions

Skills

Years of experience 7–10+

Cloud production systems

AI/ML systems

LLMs / GenAI

Distributed systems

APIs & data pipelines

Tools

Azure AI

Microsoft Copilot

AI tooling orchestration

Job description

NIQ is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to join the Enterprise Productivity team and lead AI-driven initiatives across global business functions. You will embed with finance, HR, operations, sales, and marketing, designing production-grade AI solutions and driving measurable impact.

The role emphasizes rapid prototyping, production deployment, and collaboration with diverse stakeholders to scale AI across regions.