Senior AI Engineer (All Genders)

zooplus; Madrid; Híbrido; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working

20% discount on products

Wellbeing offers

Subsidised transport or bike leasing

20 days abroad in approved countries

Descripción de la vacante

zooplus is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to embed AI capabilities across the SDLC, focusing on MCP context engineering and LLM orchestration to boost engineering productivity. The role drives AI tooling and automated testing within Acquisition & Retention, collaborating across engineering, platform, and product teams.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with LLMs in engineering workflows, a tech-agnostic mindset, and deep knowledge of Docker/Kubernetes/Terraform, as well as RAG and

Formación

• Tech-agnostic mindset with strong programming experience in one or more of Java, Python, JavaScript, or Kotlin.
• Hands-on experience integrating LLMs into engineering or product workflows.
• Good understanding of RAG, embeddings, and vector databases.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Experience with intelligent test automation and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsabilidades

• Design and implement AI-driven SDLC accelerators such as code generation, review automation, smart testing, and documentation support.
• Develop MCP-based extensions and context-aware tools to streamline developer workflows.
• Apply context engineering to improve LLM reasoning, accuracy, and relevance across engineering use cases.
• Build LLM-integrated CI/CD workflows for pull request analysis, test automation, and deployment support.
• Collaborate with engineering, platform, and product teams to identify and scale AI adoption opportunities.

Conocimientos

LLM integration

CI/CD automation

Context engineering

AI tooling

Herramientas

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Vector databases

Descripción del empleo

Company Description

With over 25 years’ experience, plus the same enormous passion and ambition we had on day-one, we’re trailblazers in the pet e-commerce industry. Our solutions make over 12 million customers genuinely happier – and that’s something we really care about. We work together to continually adapt; embracing change and the challenges it brings so that we can keep doing better. Join us and discover a place where your potential meets your passion for pets. That’s the power of plus.

With over 25 years’ experience, plus the same enormous passion and ambition we had on day-one, we’re trailblazers in the pet e-commerce industry. Our solutions make over 12 million customers genuinely happier – and that’s something we really care about. We work together to continually adapt; embracing change and the challenges it brings so that we can keep doing better. Join us and discover a place where your potential meets your passion for pets. That’s the power of plus.

Job Description

The Senior AI Engineer is responsible for embedding AI capabilities across the software development lifecycle (SDLC) to improve engineering productivity, delivery quality, and automation within Acquisition & Retention area of zooplus. The role focuses on building intelligent developer workflows using Model Context Protocol (MCP), context engineering, LLM orchestration, and AI-driven tooling.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI-driven SDLC accelerators such as code generation, review automation, smart testing, and documentation support.
• Develop MCP-based extensions and context-aware tools to streamline developer workflows.
• Apply context engineering to improve LLM reasoning, accuracy, and relevance across engineering use cases.
• Build LLM-integrated CI/CD workflows for pull request analysis, test automation, and deployment support.
• Collaborate with engineering, platform, and product teams to identify and scale AI adoption opportunities.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Tech-agnostic mindset with strong programming experience in one or more of the following languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, or Kotlin, or broad working knowledge across multiple of these languages.
• Hands-on experience integrating LLMs into engineering or product workflows.
• Good understanding of RAG, embeddings, and vector databases.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Experience with intelligent test automation and CI/CD pipelines.

Core Competencies

• MCP Engineering – building modular, context-aware AI tooling
• Context Engineering – structuring inputs for reliable AI reasoning
• AI-Augmented Architecture – integrating AI into engineering systems
• Product Thinking – identifying high-value GenAI use cases

Additional Information

Headquartered in Munich, with offices across Madrid, Krakow, Wroclaw, London and Vienna, we collaborate because we genuinely love working together - so you’ll be at the heart of an incredible, multinational team. We trust each other to get the job done, which means you’ll benefit from hybrid working, spending 60% of your time in the office and 40% at home. There’s an option to work for 20 days abroad in approved countries too.

Add to that development opportunities that help you to shape your own career path, excellent training and support, wellbeing offers, subsidised transport or bike leasing, plus 20% discount across all our products, and you’ll begin to get a sense of what sets us apart. Find out more about the specific benefits at your local office in our blog posts.

A note on compensation: We believe in being transparent about salary ranges. The range shown reflects the full scope that the role can grow into over time, depending on experience, skills, and impact. Most offers are positioned around the midpoint of the range, ensuring a fair and consistent approach across our teams.

At zooplus, we believe in equal opportunity and support everyone to fulfil their potential. We recognise the power of listening and learning from each other and embrace diversity and inclusion of all.