AI Engineer

IRIUM Portugal; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

IRIUM is looking for an AI Engineer to join our Lisbon team. You will design and build Generative AI applications and intelligent agents, integrating with APIs and enterprise data, and delivering production-ready AI components. Strong focus on LLMs, RAG, prompt and context engineering, and guardrails.

This hybrid role is based in Lisbon, with a gross monthly salary of €2,300–€2,800. We offer health insurance, flexible remuneration options and opportunities for rapid professional development.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering skills in Python and SQL.
• Experience designing and developing Generative AI applications, AI assistants, intelligent agents or AI-enabled workflow automation.
• Hands-on experience with Azure AI Services, Azure AI Foundry or comparable AI platforms.
• Solid understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Prompt Engineering and Context Engineering.
• Experience with tool calling, agent orchestration, evaluation and monitoring of AI systems.
• Knowledge of guardrails, responsible AI practices and reliable deployment of AI applications in production.
• Experience integrating AI solutions with APIs, enterprise applications, cloud-native services and data platforms.
• Understanding of data pipelines and enterprise integration patterns.
• Ability to develop scalable, reusable and production-ready AI components.
• Experience collaborating with Data Engineers, Data Scientists and software development teams.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor or OpenCode.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Skills

Python

SQL

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Tools

Azure AI Services

Azure AI Foundry

LangChain

Model Context Protocol

Snowflake

vector databases

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

OpenCode

Job description

At IRIUM, we want you to always pursue your dreams! Here, get ready to achieve your goals while enjoying the journey.

We are currently looking for an AI Engineer to join our team!

Required Competencies

• Strong software engineering skills in Python and SQL.

• Experience designing and developing Generative AI applications, AI assistants, intelligent agents or AI-enabled workflow automation.

• Hands-on experience with Azure AI Services, Azure AI Foundry or comparable AI platforms.

• Solid understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Prompt Engineering and Context Engineering.

• Experience with tool calling, agent orchestration, evaluation and monitoring of AI systems.

• Knowledge of guardrails, responsible AI practices and reliable deployment of AI applications in production.

• Experience integrating AI solutions with APIs, enterprise applications, cloud-native services and data platforms.

• Understanding of data pipelines and enterprise integration patterns.

• Ability to develop scalable, reusable and production-ready AI components.

• Experience collaborating with Data Engineers, Data Scientists and software development teams.

• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor or OpenCode.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Competencies

• Experience with Microsoft Agent Framework, LangChain or Model Context Protocol (MCP).

• Knowledge of agentic workflow builders and orchestration tools.

• Experience with Snowflake or vector databases.

• Familiarity with observability solutions and LLM gateway patterns.

• Experience developing dashboards or user-facing AI applications.

Work Model

Hybrid - Lisbon, Portugal.

Gross Monthly Salary

€2,300-€2,800.

Note

The remuneration package and its components will be explained during the recruitment process.

What Do We Offer?

• An innovative and growing company with numerous opportunities for professional development.

• Compensation aligned with your experience and performance, access to flexible remuneration and health insurance as a social benefit.

• Unlimited access to self-paced technology training.

IRIUM is a company made up of dynamic and proactive professionals. Our values are responsibility and commitment to quality work. This is the spirit we seek at IRIUM, regardless of your age.

If you identify with these values, this is the company for you!

Together, we can build the future. Shall we talk?

At IRIUM, we advocate for a world without stereotypes or limitations and believe in equality for everyone. These principles are reflected in our Equality Plan and Code of Ethics, ensuring equal treatment and opportunities regardless of personal, physical or social circumstances.