Senior AI Platform Engineer

Decskill; Portugal; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Decskill is seeking a Senior AI Platform Engineer to shape AI-native workflows and scalable developer tools across Lisbon, Porto, and Madrid. You will design multi-agent systems, implement RAG solutions, and ensure robust integration with internal tools.

With 5+ years in software/platform engineering and 2+ years in Generative AI, you will lead technical guidance, telemetry, and AI adoption, driving engineering excellence and productivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in Software/Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Backend.
• 2+ years hands-on Generative AI/LLMs/Agentic AI experience.
• Proven ability designing scalable developer tools and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement AI-native development workflows.
• Design and build multi-agent systems and orchestration frameworks.
• Develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions for development workflows.
• Create evaluation frameworks to measure AI-assisted outputs.
• Design reusable abstractions to automate the software development lifecycle.
• Build AI-powered workflows from specification to delivery.
• Integrate AI with internal engineering tools and platforms.
• Ensure security, governance, and telemetry for platforms.
• Lead PoCs for AI-driven engineering solutions.

Skills

AI platform engineering

DevOps

Backend development

Generative AI

LLMs

MCP

RAG architectures

SDLC understanding

Telemetry

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering/IT

Tools

AI agent frameworks

RAG architectures

MCP

Developer toolchains

Telemetry tools

Job description

We are growing. And we are looking for talented people.

At Decskill, we believe that technological excellence is driven by human talent.

We are an IT consulting company with more than 10 years of consolidated experience in the market, focused on building long‑term relationships with both our clients and our people. Today, we are a community of over 800 professionals, working from Lisbon, Porto, and Madrid, contributing to impactful technology initiatives.

As part of the Astek Group, we combine a strong local culture with a global presence, being active in around 23 countries across 4 continents. This allows us to offer an international context, diverse challenges, and long‑term career opportunities, while staying close to our teams.

We are looking for Senior AI Platform Engineer!

Responsibilities

AI Platform Architecture & Agentic Workflows

• Architect and implement AI-native development workflows.
• Design and build multi‑agent systems and orchestration frameworks.
• Develop Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions tailored to software development workflows.
• Create evaluation frameworks to measure and improve the quality of AI‑assisted outputs.

Developer Workflow Automation

• Design reusable abstractions such as Skills, Agents, and Commands to automate the software development lifecycle.
• Build AI‑powered workflows covering specification, planning, implementation, and delivery.

Platform & Ecosystem Integration

• Integrate AI capabilities with internal engineering tools, including version control, task management, and documentation platforms.
• Leverage the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and related technologies to provide contextual information for AI agents.
• Ensure seamless interoperability across the developer toolchain.
• Design and evolve internal developer platforms, frameworks, and multi‑target CLI tools.
• Develop reusable developer tools, automation capabilities, and platform services.
• Ensure platform security, governance, scalability, and extensibility.
• Define and implement engineering health metrics and telemetry.
• Analyze software delivery performance using engineering productivity indicators (e.g., DORA, SPACE).
• Identify bottlenecks and opportunities for process improvement through data‑driven analysis.
• Produce insights to support engineering decision‑making and continuous improvement.

AI Adoption & Technical Leadership

• Lead Proofs of Concept (PoCs) for AI‑driven engineering solutions.
• Gather stakeholder feedback and continuously improve AI capabilities.
• Provide technical guidance and consultancy to engineering teams.
• Promote the adoption of AI‑native development practices across the organization.

Developer Experience Optimization

• Improve the quality and availability of contextual information for AI systems.
• Enhance human‑AI collaboration to reduce development friction.
• Continuously improve the speed, accuracy, and effectiveness of AI‑assisted engineering processes.

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Backend Development.
• Proven experience designing and building scalable tools and platforms for software developers.
• 2+ years of hands‑on experience with Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), or Agentic AI solutions.

Technical Skills

• Strong experience designing and implementing AI agent frameworks and orchestration systems.
• Experience with Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures.
• Knowledge of Model Context Protocol (MCP) and AI integration patterns.
• Experience designing developer‑facing automation frameworks, Skills, Agents, and Commands.
• Experience integrating AI solutions with software development tools and engineering platforms.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and developer productivity practices.
• Experience with engineering metrics, telemetry, and performance measurement frameworks (e.g., DORA, SPACE).

Soft Skills

• Strong systems thinking and problem‑solving abilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Strong communication and technical consulting capabilities.
• Ability to influence engineering teams through technical expertise and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on developer experience and engineering excellence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building internal developer platforms, frameworks, or CLI tools used at scale.
• Background in Platform Engineering with a focus on developer productivity.
• Experience implementing engineering telemetry and observability solutions.
• Contributions to open‑source AI, developer tooling, or agentic AI projects.
• Experience driving AI adoption initiatives within engineering organizations.

Are you looking for an environment that values curiosity and commitment? Here, your contribution has real impact and individual growth is taken seriously.

What you can expect from us

• Long‑term projects with national and international context (if applicable)
• Opportunities to grow technically and professionally
• A people‑first culture, focused on transparency and trust
• Teams that value ownership, collaboration and stability.

Thank you! :)

Decskill is committed to equality and non‑discrimination with all our talents. We recruit and promote talent, based on diversity and inclusion, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality or any other form of discrimination incompatible with the dignity of the human being