AI Research Engineer (Prototyping, AI & Research) – France

Hornetsecurity GmbH; France; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers €10 per voucher (Hornet)

Public transport costs fully covered

Health insurance

Supplementary pension plan (Axa)

Sports and wellness subsidy

International exchange program

Job summary

Hornetsecurity, a leading global provider of cloud-based security solutions, is seeking an AI Research Engineer (m/f/d) to join the PAIR team. You will drive design, development, experimentation, and production deployment of innovative AI services (LLMs, autonomous agents, NLP, analytics) in a cybersecurity context.

You will own AI solutions end-to-end, working with multidisciplinary teams to turn ideas into robust, scalable systems, while contributing to applied research in the Security Lab.

Qualifications

• Applied AI research engineer with at least 3 years of experience in backend development or AI in production.
• Strong command of Go and Python for AI/ML.
• Solid experience with cloud-native architectures: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability and real-time services.
• AI/ML/NLP skills: LLMs, embeddings, classification, text generation; familiarity with MLOps is a plus.
• Proven ability to design, optimize and deploy scalable AI services in production.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Ownership of AI Solutions: design, develop, and maintain AI services from prototype to production.
• Ensure robustness, performance, scalability, and operational reliability of solutions in industrial settings.
• Methodically test and benchmark AI models with standard metrics.
• Document results and propose innovative solutions for cybersecurity challenges.
• Innovation & Technology Watch: monitor advances in AI/ML/LLMs and contribute to the technical roadmap.
• Technical Leadership, Documentation & Collaboration: produce clear documentation and support teams.

Skills

Go

Python

Cloud-native

REST/gRPC

MLOps

English fluency

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Observability

Distributed systems

Job description

We are looking for anAI Research Engineer(m/f/d)to join the PAIR team and play a central role in the design, development, experimentation, and production deployment of innovative AI-driven services (LLMs, autonomous agents, automation, NLP, analytics services, etc.).

You will be involved in the entire project lifecycle, from ideation and prototyping to production deployment, while actively contributing to the applied research initiatives of the Security Lab. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to turn ambitious ideas into concrete, robust, and scalable AI solutions in an environment that encourages continuous innovation.

Your Job

End-to-End Ownership of AI Solutions

• Design, develop, and maintain AI services from prototype to production.
• Ensure robustness, performance, scalability, and operational reliability of solutions in industrial settings.
• Methodically test and benchmark AI models (standards, metrics, comparisons).
• Document results and propose innovative solutions tailored to cybersecurity challenges.

Innovation & Technology Watch

• Maintain active and structured monitoring of advances in AI/ML, LLMs, agents, NLP, as well as DevOps and MLOps best practices.
• Anticipate technological developments and contribute to the technical roadmap.

Technical Leadership, Documentation & Collaboration

• Be a key contributor to technical quality, knowledge sharing, and internal communication.
• Produce clear documentation and provide technical support to teams.

Your Profile

• Applied AI research engineer with at least 3 years of experience in backend development or AI in production.
• Strong command of Go (microservices, REST/gRPC, high performance) and Python for AI/ML.
• Solid experience with cloud-native architectures: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, distributed systems, and real-time services.
• AI/ML/NLP skills: LLMs, embeddings, classification, text generation, model evaluation; familiarity with MLOps is a plus.
• Proven ability to design, optimize, and deploy scalable AI services in production; experience in deploying AI prototypes is highly valued.
• Scientific curiosity, autonomy, rigor, and strong teamwork skills.
• Excellent communication skills, documentation abilities, and the capacity to simplify complex topics.
• Professional fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• Flexible hybrid work arrangement
• Meal vouchers: €10 per voucher (including €5.92 contribution from Hornetsecurity)
• 100% coverage of public transportation costs
• Health insurance & supplementary pension plan (Axa)
• Sports and wellness benefits (subsidy provided)
• International exchange program

Hornetsecurityis a leading global provider of next-generation cloud-based security, compliance, backup, and security awareness solutions that help companies and organisations of all sizes around the world. Its flagship product, 365 Total Protection, is the most comprehensive cloud security solution for Microsoft 365 on the market. Driven by innovation and cybersecurity excellence, Hornetsecurity is building a safer digital future and sustainable security cultures with its award-winning portfolio. Hornetsecurity operates in more than 120 countries through its international distribution network of 12,000+ channel partners and MSPs. Its premium services are used by more than 125,000 customers.