Senior AI Software Engineer

WIRE IT; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vacation 22 days

Extra days off

Meal Allowance

Referral Bonus

Discounts & Flex

Training budget

Team culture

Growth opportunities

Challenging projects

Job summary

Wire IT in Portugal seeks a Senior AI Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain production-ready ML/AI pipelines with C#/.NET alongside NLP and LLM workloads. You will translate business needs into scalable AI solutions and collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-moving, international environment.

The role focuses on developing end-to-end AI features, fine-tuning models, and delivering robust, secure, and compliant software solutions in a hybrid Porto setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in C# and .NET/.NET Core.
• 2+ years of experience in Machine Learning, Generative AI, or Data Science.
• Proficiency in Python and AI frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch alongside .NET.
• Hands-on experience with NLP tools like Hugging Face and LLMs such as GPT/Transformers.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure/AWS), microservices, and deploying models.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and DevOps/CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of API security and data privacy; fluent English; Agile/Scrum.

Skills

C#/.NET

Python

AI/ML

NLP

LLMs

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Azure

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

DevOps/CI-CD

API Security

Data Privacy

English

Agile/Scrum

Mentoring

Education

Bachelors/Masters in CS/Engineering

Tools

Hugging Face

Transformers

GPT

Git

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:

Senior AI Software Engineer

Location:

Porto, Hybrid

Required skills:

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in C# and .NET/.NET Core.
• 2+ years of experience in Machine Learning, Generative AI, or Data Science.
• Proficiency in Python and AI frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch alongside .NET.
• Hands-on experience with NLP tools such as Hugging Face and LLM frameworks such as GPT and Transformers.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure/AWS, microservices, and deploying custom models.
• Experience with containerization using Docker and Kubernetes and DevOps/CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid grasp of trusted AI practices, API security, and data privacy.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, Agile/Scrum proficiency, and fluent English.
• Experience designing, building and maintaining efficient C#/.NET code alongside production-ready ML pipelines.
• Ability to translate business requirements into functional applications and AI/ML solutions, particularly NLP and LLMs.
• Experience fine-tuning, deploying and optimizing pre-trained models for specific product use cases.
• Experience creating POCs for R&D projects and analysing complex datasets.
• Experience collaborating with Product Owners and cross-functional teams.
• Experience conducting code reviews and mentoring team members.
• Experience maintaining documentation for software architecture and AI algorithms.
• Experience prioritizing client issue resolution according to SLAs and identifying technical debt.

We offer:

• No-term full-time contract;
• Health Insurance;
• 22 days of paid vacation;
• 4 extra days annually (Carnival, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, Birthday);
• Meal Allowance on card (Coverflex);
• 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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