Junior AI Engineer

SKIM; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Profit sharing

Pension scheme

Flat organizational structure

Initiative encouraged

Team outings

Onboarding and training

Job summary

SKIM is seeking a Junior AI Engineer in Rotterdam to contribute to Nexus, an AI-powered platform that makes complex data analysis faster and more accessible. You will help build applications, data pipelines and platform features, leveraging AI-assisted coding.

The role requires 0-2 years of hands-on engineering or data-science experience, a strong quantitative background, and clear English communication. A hybrid work setup is offered, and you will join a team that values initiative and

Qualifications

• Strong technical academic background in a quantitative field.
• 0-2 years relevant professional experience in engineering or data science.
• Experience with AI-assisted coding and cloud infrastructure.
• Clear professional communication in English.
• Authorized to work in the Netherlands.
• Proactive and entrepreneurial attitude.

Responsibilities

• Identify the problem: understand user needs, data and outcomes before building.
• Plan the solution: break the problem into technical steps and dependencies.
• Build and execute: develop applications, pipelines and platform functionality with AI-assisted coding.
• Validate thoroughly: ensure functionality, stability, maintainability and clarity for colleagues and AI systems.
• Maintain and communicate: progress, decisions and risks to senior team members.
• Collaborate with team to continuously improve and ship reliable software.

Skills

AI-assisted coding

Cloud skills

English communication

Problem solving

Proactive mindset

Education

Strong technical academic background in quantitative field

Tools

Claude

Job description

Job Description

Do you want to turn complex problems into smart technical AI solutions and see the impact of what you build? Are you excited by AI-assisted coding, critical problem-solving and the opportunity to develop quickly? At SKIM, we don’t just follow trends, we help shape them. We are looking for a Junior AI Engineer in Rotterdam to help build the next generation of our Nexus platform.

Job Description

Do you want to turn complex problems into smart technical AI solutions and see the impact of what you build? Are you excited by AI-assisted coding, critical problem-solving and the opportunity to develop quickly? At SKIM, we don’t just follow trends, we help shape them. We are looking for a Junior AI Engineer in Rotterdam to help build the next generation of our Nexus platform.

For over 45 years, we’ve been trusted partners to the world’s largest CPG, technology, and healthcare companies. We specialize in understanding decision-making in Revenue Management, Innovation, and Brand Communications. Our approach combines methodological rigor, marketing expertise, and deep client understanding to build lasting strategic partnerships.

With 13 offices across the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, we collaborate closely with clients to navigate the right strategies. Ranked #3 in GRIT’s most innovative research agencies, we continuously enhance our solutions. Above all, we foster a culture where smart, genuine people support each other, pursue their dreams, and thrive together.

Job Description

This is a unique opportunity to work on Nexus, SKIM’s AI-powered platform for making complex data analysis faster, easier and more accessible. Nexus reduces the time consultants spend manipulating and transforming data, allowing them to focus sooner on insights, shaping business decisions and building the client narrative. For clients, it makes scenario analysis faster and easier, helping them to accelerate decision‑making. As a Junior AI Engineer, you will contribute directly to the applications and automated pipelines that make this possible.

Specifically, You Will Be Expected To

• Identifying the problem: understand the user need, available data and intended outcome before starting to build.
• Planning the solution: break the problem into clear technical steps, choices and dependencies.
• Building and executing: use AI-assisted coding and core engineering skills to develop applications, pipelines and platform functionality.
• Validating thoroughly: verify not only that the solution functions, but that the code is stable, maintainable, efficient, consistent and understandable to colleagues and AI systems.
• Maintaining and communicating: resolve issues, improve existing work and keep the senior and relevant contributors informed about progress, decisions and risks.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate combines substantial hands‑on engineering experience with structured problem-solving, sound technical judgement and the ability to connect technology to real user and business objectives. Typically, we are looking for someone with the following profile:

• A strong technical academic background, for example Computer Science, Econometrics, Mathematics, (Applied) Mathematics,( Applied) Physics, Mechanical Engineering or a comparable quantitative field
• 0-2 years of relevant professional experience, including hands‑on engineering or data‑science work and meaningful experience applying AI in software or data products.
• Hands‑on experience with AI‑assisted coding and the ability to work effectively with tools such as Claude or comparable coding agents
• Experience with, or a strong interest in, cloud infrastructure. AWS experience is a plus, and Azure or Google Cloud experience is also relevant
• Evidence that you can approach technical problems systematically: understand the problem, create a plan, execute it and critically assess the result
• A hands‑on, proactive and creative mindset, with an interest in building things and tackling problems that may not yet have an established solution
• An entrepreneurial and ambitious attitude: you are motivated to learn quickly, take initiative and actively shape your development within SKIM
• Clear professional communication in English
• You are authorised to work in the Netherlands (resident, citizen, valid visa or other)

Our offer

A salary and benefits package designed to support you in your role and reward your contributions, including:

• A fixed annual salary
• Performance based profit sharing
• Company pension scheme
• A hybrid working environment
• A flat organizational structure where everyone is treated as equal regardless of any differences
• A place where taking initiative isn’t just encouraged. It’s valued
• Harmony between work and personal life
• A combination of learning through onboarding, active training programs, and on‑the‑job and guidance from experienced SKIMmers
• A team that enjoys the ride – regular outings, events, and a culture that celebrates wins together

At SKIM, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. With increased diversity comes greater variety of perspectives, ideas and creativity, and we foster an environment where everyone feels welcome and comfortable to be their authentic selves. Therefore, we welcome diversity in applicants and base our hiring decisions regardless of age, race, color, religion, ethnicity, nationality, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic characteristics, marital or military status.

Additional Information

Thank you for taking the time to read the description of this role, and we look forward to reading your submission if this role sounds very exciting to you! We read each application carefully and will get back to you as soon as we can.

Please note that only completed applications, consisting of a resume and cover letter, written in English, will be considered.