AI Due Diligence Engineer

Yielddd; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 vacation days

Hybrid work

Pension plan

Training budget

New office at Houtfabriek Campus Werkś

Job summary

YieldDD is seeking an AI engineer to assess AI capabilities of software companies for M&A and investment decisions. You will evaluate architectures, data pipelines, model behavior, governance, and scalability, translating findings into actionable recommendations for boards and legal teams.

The role requires strong software and AI expertise, and fluent English and Dutch communication. Hybrid work and a dynamic, expert-led team await in Utrecht, NL.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in software engineering and applied AI/ML.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/AI/math or related field.
• Able to quickly assess unfamiliar systems independently.
• Able to critically evaluate AI claims and resist vendor narratives.
• Strong written communication for non-technical readers.

Responsibilities

• Assess AI architectures, data pipelines, model behavior and dependencies.
• Determine whether a company is AI-native or AI-enabled and impact on valuation.
• Critically evaluate AI claims and separate genuine capability from marketing.
• Assess AI maturity across teams and benchmark against market practice.
• Identify risks in data quality, model behavior, IP, compliance and scalability.
• Evaluate how AI is used in development tooling and its impact on code quality.
• Translate findings into executive-ready reports with clear recommendations.
• Stay current on AI tooling landscape and advise on best-suited tools.
• Provide guidance on responsible AI use within software lifecycles.
• Contribute to YieldDD's AI assessment methodology.

Skills

Software engineering

Applied AI/ML

Independent assessment

Written communication

English and Dutch proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/AI/math or related field

Tools

LLM architectures

RAG systems

Inference infrastructure

Job description

YieldDD is seeking an AI engineer to assess AI capabilities of software companies for M&A and investment decisions. You will evaluate architectures, data pipelines, model behavior, governance, and scalability, translating findings into actionable recommendations for boards and legal teams.

The role requires strong software and AI expertise, and fluent English and Dutch communication. Hybrid work and a dynamic, expert-led team await in Utrecht, NL.