AI Software Engineer

Volkswagen Financial Services Portugal; Porto; Presencial; EUR 55 000 - 85 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Private health insurance

Life insurance

Meal allowance

Resumo da oferta

Volkswagen Financial Services Portugal is seeking an AI Engineer to design and build AI-powered applications using LLMs, RAG, and agentic patterns in Porto. You will translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions and collaborate with product leads and stakeholders.

The role focuses on reusable AI accelerators, vector databases, embeddings, and AI orchestration frameworks, with emphasis on enterprise API integration and ongoing AI practice evolution.

Qualificações

• Experience with LLM-based applications.
• Advanced Prompt Engineering skills.
• Hands-on experience implementing RAG solutions.
• Experience designing and implementing AI Agents.
• Experience with vector databases and embeddings.
• Experience with AI orchestration frameworks (Semantic Kernel, LangGraph, LangChain or similar).
• Experience integrating enterprise applications and APIs.
• Experience evaluating and testing AI solutions.

Responsabilidades

• Design and develop AI-powered applications leveraging LLMs, RAG and Agentic AI patterns.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
• Build reusable AI accelerators and components.
• Design knowledge retrieval solutions using vector databases and semantic search.
• Define and optimize prompting strategies, evaluation approaches and orchestration patterns.
• Collaborate with Product Leads, Business Analysts and stakeholders to shape use cases.
• Integrate AI capabilities with enterprise systems and APIs.
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of AI engineering practices.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and identify opportunities for adoption.

Conhecimentos

LLM-based applications

Advanced Prompt Engineering

RAG solutions

AI Agents

Vector databases

Embeddings

AI orchestration frameworks

Enterprise APIs integration

Git & software engineering

English communication

Ferramentas

Semantic Kernel

LangGraph

LangChain

Descrição da oferta de emprego

It’s been more than 70 years since Volkswagen Financial Services AG financed the first Volkswagen vehicles in Germany in 1949. A lot has changed since then, but our core goal hasn’t; ensuring we meet the mobility needs of the people.

Volkswagen Financial Services today operates in 48 markets through its various subsidiaries, shareholdings, and joint ventures. Volkswagen Financial Services is the largest provider of automotive financial services worldwide.

At VWFS Porto, we are proud to foster a gender‑equal workplace, where diversity is celebrated, and every individual is provided with equal opportunities to thrive and succeed.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Design and develop AI‑powered applications leveraging LLMs, RAG and Agentic AI patterns.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
• Build reusable AI accelerators and components.
• Design knowledge retrieval solutions using vector databases and semantic search.
• Define and optimize prompting strategies, evaluation approaches and orchestration patterns.
• Collaborate with Product Leads, Business Analysts and stakeholders to shape use cases.
• Integrate AI capabilities with enterprise systems and APIs.
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of AI engineering practices.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and identify opportunities for adoption.

We believe that the right profile for this job should have / be:

• Experience with LLM‑based applications.
• Advanced Prompt Engineering.
• Hands‑on experience implementing RAG solutions.
• Experience designing and implementing AI Agents.
• Experience with vector databases and embeddings.
• Experience with AI orchestration frameworks (Semantic Kernel, LangGraph, LangChain or similar).
• Experience integrating enterprise applications and APIs.
• Experience evaluating and testing AI solutions.
• Git and modern software engineering practices.
• Strong communication skills in English.
• Ability to interact directly with business stakeholders.

What we Offer:

• Competitive package including private health insurance, life insurance and meal allowance (pay by meal card).
• Bonuses and benefits depending on performance.
• Schooling allowance and pension scheme.
• Incredible and unique annual company events.
• Opportunity to work on an international project and be part of a multicultural and multidisciplinary team.
• Solid performance evaluation and career management methodologies.
• Continuous training – technical and behavioral development.