Senior AI Engineer

Unum Ireland; Carlow; Hybrid; EUR 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

25 days annual leave

Paid health insurance

Pension scheme

Annual performance-based bonus

Paid maternity/paternity/adoptiveleave

Reward programs

Charity and community involvement

Job summary

Unum Ireland's Technology Centre in Carlow seeks a Senior AI Engineer to shape and deliver AI-powered solutions across the enterprise. You will design architectures, develop intelligent applications, and mentor peers while advancing best practices in AI governance.

You will work with Generative AI, LLMs, MLOps, and AWS, building scalable, secure solutions and integrating AI capabilities with business systems in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software or ML engineering or AI engineering.
• Proven production AI/ML solutions in cloud environments.
• Strong Python and modern ML frameworks experience (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn).
• Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, and RAG architectures.
• Experience with MLOps/LLMOps pipelines and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy enterprise-scale AI and ML solutions.
• Build AI solutions using RAG, AI Agents, vector search, and knowledge assistants.
• Develop AI applications on AWS using Bedrock, SageMaker, Lambda, ECS/EKS, and S3.
• Lead MLOps/LLMOps deployment, monitoring, lifecycle management.
• Design APIs and cloud-native services enabling AI capabilities across the business.
• Ensure AI solutions are scalable, secure, and governed.

Skills

Python development

ML/AI engineering

LLMs & Generative AI

RAG architectures

Vector search

AWS cloud services

MLOps/LLMOps

APIs & microservices

Docker & Kubernetes

IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)

LangChain

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science or related

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Scikit-learn

SageMaker

Bedrock

Lambda

ECS/EKS

S3

LangChain

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Our Story

Unum Technology Centre in Carlow serves as a strategic software development and IT services centre supporting Unum, a leading provider of income protection in the US. Our team of IT professionals build solutions and critical business applications to digitally transform the way we do business.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior AI Engineer to help shape and deliver the next generation of AI-powered solutions across our organization. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies including Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning, MLOps, and AWS cloud services, building scalable, secure, and production-ready AI solutions that drive meaningful business impact.

As a senior member of the team, you will play a key role in designing AI architectures, developing intelligent applications, and establishing best practices that advance our AI capabilities across the enterprise.

The Role

• Design, develop, and deploy enterprise-scale AI and Machine Learning solutions, including Generative AI and LLM-powered applications.
• Build AI solutions using modern architectures such as RAG, AI Agents, vector search, and enterprise knowledge assistants.
• Develop and optimise AI applications on AWS using services such as Bedrock, SageMaker, Lambda, ECS/EKS, and S3.
• Lead the implementation of robust MLOps and LLMOps practices, including model deployment, monitoring, versioning, and lifecycle management.
• Design and develop APIs, integrations, and cloud-native services that enable AI capabilities across the business.
• Ensure AI solutions are scalable, secure, reliable, and aligned with responsible AI and governance standards.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data scientists, and engineering teams while mentoring colleagues and promoting engineering best practice.

What You Offer

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, AI Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Proven experience delivering production AI and Machine Learning solutions in cloud environments.
• Strong Python development skills and experience with modern AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, LangChain, or similar technologies.
• Hands-on experience building Generative AI solutions, including LLMs, RAG architectures, AI Agents, or vector search technologies.
• Experience designing and supporting MLOps/LLMOps pipelines, CI/CD automation, and model lifecycle management.
• Strong AWS experience, including services such as SageMaker, Bedrock, Lambda, ECS/EKS, and S3.
• Experience with modern software engineering practices, including APIs, microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure-as-Code technologies such as Terraform or CloudFormation.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• 25 days annual leave
• Paid health insurance
• Pension scheme
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Paid maternity/paternity/adoptive leave
• Reward programs
• An opportunity to engage with charity and community activities
• Hybrid

Company

Unum