Junior AI Engineer - Pharma (Full remote)

Ambit Iberia; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Public transport tickets

Childcare support

Gym discounts

Training catalogue

Job summary

Ambit Iberia is seeking a Junior AI Engineer to help develop practical AI use cases focused on cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence. You’ll work hands-on with Python, AI services, enterprise data, and integration tasks to move prototypes toward reliable applications under experienced engineers.

This early-career role welcomes internship experience or up to one year of professional work, offering remote full-time work and opportunities to grow in AI engineering capabilities.

Qualifications

• Internship experience or up to 1 year of professional experience in software development, AI, data science, or related field.
• Strong Python programming and software engineering basics (OOP, debugging, testing).
• Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON, authentication, and external service integrations.
• Intro exposure to Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, embeddings, or agent workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain AI-powered components using Python.
• Create scripts, API integrations, prompts, and simple AI workflows.
• Prepare data and connect enterprise sources for approved use cases.
• Support Retrieval-Augmented Generation and knowledge-grounding workflows.
• Write unit and integration tests and evaluate AI outputs for quality.
• Investigate defects and contribute to continuous improvement of AI solutions.
• Use Git and participate in code reviews and collaborative development practices.
• Assist with containers, CI/CD, deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

Git

Data handling

Testing/debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Containers

CI/CD

SQL

Python tooling

Job description

We are looking for a Junior AI Engineer to support the development of practical AI use cases within a collaborative engineering team, contributing to AI-driven cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence solutions.

In this role, you will work hands-on with Python, AI services, enterprise data sources, and integrations, helping move prototypes towards reliable applications under the guidance of experienced engineers. This is an early-career opportunity for candidates with internship experience or up to one year of professional experience who are eager to grow their AI engineering skills.

TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain components for AI-powered applications using Python.
• Build scripts, API integrations, prompts, and simple AI workflows for approved use cases.
• Prepare and process data and connect approved enterprise data sources.
• Support Retrieval-Augmented Generation and knowledge-grounding workflows.
• Write unit and integration tests and evaluate AI outputs for quality and reliability.
• Investigate defects and contribute to continuous improvement of AI solutions.
• Use Git and participate in code reviews and collaborative development practices.
• Support containerization, CI/CD, deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting activities.
• Document implementation details, setup steps, limitations, and test results.
• Research relevant AI tools and contribute prototypes and recommendations to the team.

SKILLS:

• Internship experience or up to 1 year of experience in software development, AI engineering, data science, automation, or a related technical field.
• Working knowledge of Python and basic software engineering practices, including OOP, debugging, and testing.
• Basic understanding of REST APIs, JSON, authentication, and external service integrations.
• Initial hands-on exposure to Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, embeddings, or agent-based workflows through projects or coursework.
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative development practices.
• Basic knowledge of databases and data handling; SQL is a plus.
• Strong curiosity, willingness to learn, and structured problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and documentation skills.

Fluent English is a must.

NICE TO HAVE Service Requirements

• Academic, internship, open-source, or personal projects involving AI, Python, APIs, or backend development.
• Exposure to containers, CI/CD, cloud platforms, or deployment.
• Cybersecurity or Threat Intelligence knowledge.
• Interest in secure development, AI evaluation, data privacy, and responsible AI.

SCHEDULE:

• 08h-17h from Monday to Friday (flexible)
• Full remote

CONDITIONS:

• Salary package based on your profile.
• Flexible compensation plan (free of income tax) where we provide you with medical insurance, public transport ticket and childcare check.
• Discounts in gym network. (Wellhub)
• Training catalogue.

Our goal is that you are well in every way!