Gen AI Engineer

The Recruitment Company Australia; Leinster; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

We are seeking a hands-on Gen AI Engineer to join a leading financial services AI engineering team on a 12-month contract. You will develop LLM/Gen AI applications, build Python APIs and deploy AI/machine learning solutions across AWS, using a modern tech stack.

The role requires strong Python, API development, SQL and data-engineering fundamentals, plus hands-on Gen AI/LLM experience. Key duties include RAG solutions, model fine-tuning and deployment, data pipelines with Snowflake and

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience across AI/ML or software engineering.
• Strong Python and API development skills.
• Hands-on Gen AI / LLM experience.
• Experience deploying solutions in AWS.
• Strong SQL and data engineering fundamentals.
• Experience with Java, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch or Solr would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop Gen AI applications, including RAG solutions.
• Prompt engineering, fine-tuning and model optimisation.
• Build Python-based APIs using FastAPI, Flask or similar.
• Deploy AI/ML solutions across AWS, including SageMaker, EKS and EC2.
• Develop data pipelines and work with Snowflake, PostgreSQL, Airflow and SQL.
• Support infrastructure automation using Terraform, CloudFormation or Ansible.
• Work with LangChain, LlamaIndex or similar LLM frameworks.
• Collaborate with engineering, data and product teams to productionize AI solutions.

Skills

Python programming

API development

Gen AI / LLM experience

AWS deployment

SQL / data engineering

Prompt engineering

Tools

FastAPI

Flask

SageMaker

EC2

EKS

Snowflake

PostgreSQL

Airflow

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Elasticsearch/OpenSearch

Solr

Job description

Our client, a leading financial services organisation, is looking for a hands‑on Gen AI Engineer to join their AI engineering team on a 12 month contract.

Key areas include:

• Developing LLM and Gen AI applications, including RAG solutions.
• Prompt engineering, fine‑tuning and model optimisation.
• Building Python‑based APIs using FastAPI, Flask or similar.
• Deploying AI/ML solutions across AWS, including SageMaker, EKS and EC2.
• Developing data pipelines and working with Snowflake, PostgreSQL, Airflow and SQL.
• Supporting infrastructure automation using Terraform, CloudFormation or Ansible.
• Working with LLM frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex or similar.
• Collaborating with engineering, data and product teams to deliver AI solutions into production.

We're looking for:

• 3+ years' experience across AI/ML or software engineering.
• Strong Python and API development skills.
• Hands‑on Gen AI / LLM experience.
• Experience deploying solutions in AWS.
• Strong SQL and data engineering fundamentals.
• Experience with Java, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch or Solr would be advantageous.

Candidates must hold an Irish, UK or EU passport, or a valid Stamp 4 visa with the right to work in Ireland.