AI Engineer Senior

Körber Campus Porto; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Körber Global Business Services GmbH is seeking an AI Engineer to build, deploy, and operate AI solutions within production environments. You will work with product managers and architects to deliver end-to-end AI across the group.

You will deploy ML models to production, develop APIs and integrations, and monitor performance with observability dashboards. A 3–6 year background in software/AI engineering and cloud exposure is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 3–6 years of experience in software engineering, cloud engineering, data engineering, or AI/ML engineering; deploying apps and services in cloud environments.
• Proficient in Python; modern software engineering practices.
• Hands-on experience with APIs, microservices, containers, and DevOps tooling.
• Exposure to AI, ML, LLMs, prompt engineering, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
• Familiar with monitoring, logging, and operational support practices.
• Cloud certifications (Azure, AWS, or GCP) desirable; AI/Data/ML certifications advantageous.
• Problem-solving mindset and collaborative working style; commitment to learning.

Responsibilities

• Deploy ML and generative AI models into production environments.
• Develop APIs, services, and integrations embedding AI into business apps.
• Monitor model performance, latency, reliability and implement observability dashboards.
• Troubleshoot incidents and support ongoing service operations for stability.
• Optimize AI solutions for performance, cost, and maintainability; support CI/CD and MLOps.
• Contribute to automation and operational efficiency improvements for AI delivery.
• Collaborate with vendors and platform providers for stability; assist testing and deployment.
• Work with Product Managers and Architects to shape and deliver AI solutions end-to-end.

Skills

Python

APIs

Microservices

Containers

DevOps tooling

AI/ML engineering

Cloud environments

Monitoring

Education

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

Job description

AI Engineer (m/f/d) Global Business Services

As an AI Engineer, you will build, deploy, integrate, and operate AI solutions within production environments. Working closely with Product Managers, Architects, and vendors, you will ensure our AI capabilities are scalable, reliable, secure, and deliver real business value across the group.

Your role in our team

• You deploy machine learning and generative AI models into production environments, turning prototypes into reliable, business-ready solutions.
• You develop APIs, services, and integrations that embed AI capabilities directly into our business applications, and you build and maintain reusable AI components.
• You monitor model performance, latency, reliability, and availability, and you implement observability, logging, alerting, and operational dashboards to keep our services healthy.
• You troubleshoot incidents and support ongoing service operations, ensuring continuity and stability for the wider organization.
• You optimise AI solutions for performance, scalability, cost, and maintainability, while supporting CI/CD pipelines and MLOps practices.
• You contribute to automation and operational efficiency improvements that raise the bar for how we deliver AI.
• You collaborate with vendors and platform providers to maintain operational stability, and you support testing, deployment, and release activities.
• As a hands‑on partner to Product Managers and Architects, you help shape and deliver AI solutions end to end.

Your profile

• A completed bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Engineering, or a related discipline forms the foundation of your profile.
• You bring 3–6 years of experience in software engineering, cloud engineering, data engineering, or AI/ML engineering, including deploying applications and services into cloud environments.
• You are proficient in Python and apply modern software engineering practices with confidence.
• You have solid hands‑on experience with APIs, microservices, containers, and DevOps tooling.
• You have exposure to AI, machine learning, large language models, prompt engineering, or retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) solutions.
• You are familiar with monitoring, logging, and operational support practices.
• Cloud certifications (Azure, AWS, or GCP) are desirable, and AI, Machine Learning, or Data Engineering certifications are advantageous.
• A problem‑solving mindset, a collaborative working style, and a genuine drive for continuous learning set you apart.

Your Benefits

Our benefits vary depending on the country of employment. Country‑specific benefits will be discussed individually during the interview process.

Your working environment

As a group‑wide shared service organization, Körber Global Business Services GmbH consolidates central functions in the areas of HR, IT, and Finance. We support the companies of the Körber Group with efficient processes and standardized service offerings, thereby making a significant contribution to the success of the international Group.

This position is covered by the Collective Labour Agreement (Contrato Coletivo de Trabalho da FETESE)

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applicants - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity, and any other protected status.