AI Platform Engineer

Next Engineering; Portugal; Remote; EUR 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Food Allowance

Flex Benefits

Remote work option

Job summary

Next Engineering is seeking a senior engineer to operate and scale ML/AI platforms in production. You will own automation, deployment pipelines and observability across distributed systems.

You will collaborate with Platform, ML, Product and Data teams, driving reliability and continuous improvement while enabling scalable model lifecycle management and deployment strategies. Remote work options may be available.

Qualifications

• More than 6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience operating ML/AI platforms in production.
• Software engineering with automation and deployment pipelines.
• Cloud-native infrastructure, container platforms and distributed systems.
• Deep knowledge of CI/CD, IaC, release automation and production operations.
• Strong observability across complex distributed applications.
• Understanding of model lifecycle management, deployment strategies, experimentation and production evaluation.
• Collaborating with Platform, ML, Product and Data Engineering teams.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills focused on reliability and continuous improvement.
• Ability to simplify operational complexity through automation and reusable platform capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead production ML/AI platform initiatives and improve reliability.
• Design and optimize deployment pipelines and automation tooling.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable platforms.
• Enhance observability and monitoring across distributed systems.
• Drive model lifecycle governance and deployment strategies.

Skills

ML/AI platforms in production

Automation

Deployment pipelines

Cloud-native infrastructure

Containers

CI/CD

Observability

Model lifecycle management

Cross-team collaboration

Analytical troubleshooting

Tools

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

At Next Engineering, we don’t wait for the future. We build it.

We believe that innovation comes through knowledge and that every project is an opportunity to push boundaries.

We also believe that the next step is yours.

• Experience operating ML or AI platforms in production;
• Software engineering skills with experience in automation, deployment pipelines, and operational tooling;
• Experience with cloud-native infrastructure, container platforms, and distributed systems;
• Deep knowledge of CI/CD, infrastructure as code, release automation, and production operations;
• Strong in implementing observability across complex distributed applications;
• Understanding of model lifecycle management, deployment strategies, experimentation, and production evaluation;
• Track record of collaborating with Platform Engineering, Machine Learning, Product Engineering, and Data Engineering teams;
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with a focus on reliability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement;
• Ability to simplify operational complexity through automation and reusable platform capabilities

Want to work remotely?

Do you have more than 6 years of experience?

Then this is what we have for you: 1400€–2000€ (base salary) + Food Allowance + Flex Benefits +