Lead AI Engineer [J303]

Talantir; France; Remote; EUR 54,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working model

Company apartments in Europe

Long-term growth opportunities

Job summary

Talantir is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to design and deliver secure, production-ready AI capabilities within a large enterprise tax platform hosted on Azure. The platform stacks .NET 8, Angular micro frontends, SQL Server, and Azure services.

You will architect and integrate advanced AI features, including LLM integrations with Azure OpenAI, robust RAG pipelines, and secure, async Python/FastAPI backends, with a focus on compliance and performance.

Qualifications

• Expert-level Python and FastAPI experience
• Strong SQL Server and ORM expertise
• Deep Azure architecture knowledge
• Proven production LLM and RAG implementation experience
• Strong prompt engineering and tool-calling design
• Experience with event-driven systems and secure API design
• Hands-on use of AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Cursor)

Responsibilities

• Architect LLM integrations (Azure OpenAI) and design robust RAG pipelines
• Build secure, async back-end services using Python and FastAPI
• Ensure enterprise-grade security, PII protection and compliance
• Design scalable Azure-native architectures (App Services, Functions, Service Bus, Event Grid)
• Implement AI observability and evaluation frameworks
• Drive performance tuning and SQL Server optimization
• Establish DevOps best practices and CI/CD standards

Skills

Python

FastAPI

Azure

LLM integrations

RAG pipelines

Prompt engineering

Tool-calling design

Event-driven systems

Secure API design

Copilot Cursor

Tools

FastAPI

SQL Server ORM

Azure Architecture

Job description

We are seeking a Lead AI Engineer to design and deliver secure, production-ready AI capabilities within a large enterprise tax platform hosted on Azure.

The platform supports corporate tax calculation, collaboration, and client reporting, and is built on .NET 8, Angular micro frontends, SQL Server, and Azure cloud services. This role will architect and integrate advanced AI features into this mission-critical system.

Key Focus Areas

• Architect and implement LLM integrations (Azure OpenAI preferred)
• Design robust RAG pipelines (embeddings, chunking, vector search, re-ranking)
• Build secure, async backend services using Python and FastAPI
• Ensure enterprise-grade security, PII protection, and compliance
• Design scalable Azure-native architectures (App Services, Functions, Service Bus, Event Grid)
• Implement AI observability and evaluation frameworks
• Drive performance tuning and advanced SQL Server optimization
• Establish DevOps best practices and CI/CD standards

Profile

• Expert-level Python and FastAPI experience
• Strong SQL Server and ORM expertise
• Deep Azure architecture knowledge
• Proven production LLM and RAG implementation experience
• Strong prompt engineering and tool-calling design
• Experience with event-driven systems and secure API design
• Hands-on use of AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Cursor)

Why Join Us

• Work in a modern software development company with international clients
• Be part of a collaborative, supportive team
• Learn how tech recruitment works end-to-end
• Flexible working model and long-term growth opportunities
• Company apartments in cool cities across Europe: work and enjoy a memorable getaway

About Us

We are a software house with 18 years of experience and a global portfolio of projects. We help businesses modernize, scale, and innovate through custom software solutions. Our team embraces unconventional ideas and new technologies, delivering solutions with real impact. If you value professionalism, creativity, and a strong engineering culture, you'll feel at home here.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 54,000.00€ - 120,000.00€ per year

Experience

• Python: 5 years (Required)
• AI: 4 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote