Senior AI Engineer

Wire-IT; Lisboa; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Special discounts

Training annual budget

Team‑oriented culture

Growth opportunities in a growing firm

Challenging projects

Job summary

Wire IT in Portugal is seeking a SeniorAI Engineer to lead AI platforms in production and collaborate with Platform Engineering, ML, Product Engineering, and Data Engineering teams. The role is remote across Europe and demands strong backend and cloud-native skills.

You will implement CI/CD, observability, deployment automation, and scalable distributed systems while driving reliability and continuous improvement in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Experience operating ML or AI platforms in production.
• Software engineering skills with 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.
• Experience with backend development following modern software engineering practices.

Skills

5+ years in AI/ML engineering

Backend development

Cloud-native infra

CI/CD & IaC

Observability

Deployment automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Distributed systems

Troubleshooting & reliability

Automation & platform tooling

Job description

Based in Portugal, Wire IT is your specialized IT consulting partner with 18 years of experience driven by an experienced and senior team that helps clients make the right decisions in a fast-moving market.

Wire IT's ambition is to grow while keeping true to its nature: agile, people-centered, and fun. As we like to say: It's not only what we do, it's how we manage that truly make the difference..

If you're looking for more than just a job - if you're looking for a place where you can truly make a difference - you might be the next person to join WIRE IT.

Role:SeniorAI Engineering

Location: Remote, Europe

Required skills:

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role
• 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.
• Experience with backend development following modern software engineering practices.

We offer:

• Referral Bonus;
• Special discounts and flex options;
• Training annual budget;
• A great team-oriented culture;
• Chance to become a part of a dynamically growing international company;
• Challenging projects giving the unique opportunity to grow and learn.

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