AI Principal Engineer / Architect (EU Remote)

Jobgether

Portugal

Teletrabalho

EUR 80 000 - 100 000

Tempo integral

14 dias+

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Competitive salary with performance-based opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development support

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI technologies

Collaborative team culture

Resumo da oferta

A leading technology company in Portugal is looking for an AI Principal Engineer / Architect. You will lead the design of advanced AI systems, integrate AI capabilities across teams, and shape AI strategies in a fully remote position. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in AI/ML, strong knowledge of generative AI technologies, and expertise in AWS infrastructure. Competitive salary and flexible working arrangements are offered.

Qualificações

8+ years of experience building scalable AI/ML systems.
Strong knowledge of generative AI and LLMs.
Expertise in AWS-native AI/ML infrastructure.

Responsabilidades

Architect and scale AI/ML systems for real-time and generative use cases.
Partner with product and engineering teams to integrate AI capabilities.
Develop reusable infrastructure for LLM integration and prompt templating.

Conhecimentos

Building scalable AI/ML systems

Generative AI

AWS-native AI/ML infrastructure

Leading cross-functional teams

System design skills

Formação académica

Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in Data Science, Computer Science

Ferramentas

FAISS

pgvector

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Overview

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of SEON. We are currently looking for an AI Principal Engineer / Architect in EU.

As an AI Principal Engineer / Architect, you will lead the design and implementation of advanced AI systems that power real-time decision-making in high-stakes environments. You will be responsible for shaping the AI strategy, driving model development and lifecycle management, and ensuring seamless integration of AI capabilities across product and platform teams. This role combines strategic vision with hands-on engineering, allowing you to prototype, scale, and optimize generative and traditional ML solutions. You will collaborate across domains, influence AI-driven product decisions, and help set technical standards for a cutting-edge, data-rich SaaS environment. The position is fully remote within the EU and offers the opportunity to directly impact scalable AI systems used by top global digital brands.

Accountabilities

Architect and scale AI/ML systems for real-time and generative use cases, including embeddings, prompt pipelines, feature stores, and inference services
Partner with product and engineering teams to integrate AI capabilities into workflows that detect fraud and surface actionable insights
Develop reusable infrastructure, SDKs, and pipelines for LLM integration, prompt templating, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
Define AI infrastructure standards, including model lifecycle management, versioning, deployment, monitoring, and CI/CD best practices
Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, and domain experts to shape AI-first features and ensure alignment with business goals
Explore and prototype emerging AI tools, open-source models, and vector store technologies to test real-world applicability
Champion engineering standards for reliable, testable, and observable AI systems

Requirements

8+ years of experience building scalable AI/ML systems, preferably in SaaS, B2B, or data-intensive environments
Strong knowledge of generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, embeddings, vector search technologies (e.g., FAISS, pgvector), and RAG workflows
Expertise in AWS-native AI/ML infrastructure (SageMaker, S3, Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway)
Proven system design skills, balancing latency, scalability, experimentation, and cost
Familiarity with the full AI lifecycle: prototyping, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and optimization
Experience leading cross-functional teams and mentoring engineers or data scientists
Product-oriented mindset: ability to translate AI capabilities into solutions that deliver real user value
Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field preferred
Bonus: experience in fraud detection, fintech, risk management, or security domains

Benefits

Competitive salary with performance-based opportunities
Flexible working arrangements and fully remote position within the EU
Professional development support including courses, conferences, and certifications
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI technologies in a fast-growing, high-impact environment
Influence strategic AI and product decisions at scale
Collaborative and innovative team culture with global impact

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly. Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements. It compares your profile to the job's core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score. Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role. When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed. The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!

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