Manager, AI Engineering

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V; New York (NY); On-site; USD 89,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe is seeking a hands-on technical leader to design and deliver AI applications at scale, shaping enterprise products that turn data into better decisions. You will work closely with product and engineering teams to move ideas from prototype to production.

You will guide model selection, implement safeguards, and drive responsible AI practices while mentoring engineers and delivering robust, scalable software in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including AI/ML work.
• Evidence of shipping AI-enabled software and your technical contributions.
• Strong backend programming, API design, testing and cloud deployment.
• Hands-on experience with language models, retrieval augmented generation, embeddings.
• Experience with evaluation, observability and AI behavior improvements.
• Proficiency with AI coding assistants; strong technical judgment and degree or equivalent.
• Ability to work with AI and ensure safe, robust implementations.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver AI applications using language models, retrieval, structured outputs and tool‑calling workflows.
• Connect AI capabilities to enterprise data, APIs and services through reusable, well‑tested components.
• Build evaluation datasets and automated checks for accuracy, task completion, security and failure behavior.
• Choose models and implementation approaches using measured quality, latency, cost and maintainability.
• Implement appropriate permissions, human review and safeguards for agent actions, including prompt‑injection resistance and safe failure.
• Instrument application traces, feedback and production performance; version configurations and support regression testing and rollback.
• Use AI coding agents throughout development, share effective practices and remain accountable for the code and systems delivered.
• Collaborate with researchers, data engineers and product teams; mentor engineers and own delivery from prototype through production.

Skills

Software engineering

AI/ML apps

Backend development

API design

Cloud deployment

Model evaluation

Language models

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

Language models

RAG

Embeddings

Tools integration

Job description

Company description

Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication and is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Through a unified and fluid organization, Publicis Groupe partners with its clients across communication, media, data and technology to ensure access to the full breadth of capabilities in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals.

Overview

Join Publicis Groupe at the intersection of AI, data and technology. Help shape a new generation of enterprise products that make complex work simpler and turn information into better decisions. You will combine hands-on building with the opportunity to influence technical direction and deliver work with meaningful business impact.

Turn advances in AI into useful products that solve real business problems. This hands‑on technical leadership role combines rapid experimentation with strong software engineering. You will shape implementation choices, work directly with product partners and take promising ideas through to supported production capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver AI applications using language models, retrieval, structured outputs and tool‑calling workflows.
• Connect AI capabilities to enterprise data, APIs and services through reusable, well‑tested components.
• Build evaluation datasets and automated checks for accuracy, task completion, security and failure behavior.
• Choose models and implementation approaches using measured quality, latency, cost and maintainability.
• Implement appropriate permissions, human review and safeguards for agent actions, including prompt‑injection resistance and safe failure.
• Instrument application traces, feedback and production performance; version configurations and support regression testing and rollback.
• Use AI coding agents throughout development, share effective practices and remain accountable for the code and systems delivered.
• Collaborate with researchers, data engineers and product teams; mentor engineers and own delivery from prototype through production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, ideally including 2–3 years building AI or machine learning applications.
• Evidence of shipping and operating AI‑enabled software, with a clear account of your own technical contributions.
• Strong backend programming, API design, testing and cloud deployment skills.
• Hands‑on experience with language models, retrieval‑augmented generation, embeddings, tool use and structured output validation.
• Experience with evaluation, observability and improving AI behavior from real failures and user feedback.
• Proficiency with AI coding assistants or agents; sound technical judgment and a relevant degree or equivalent practical experience.
• How you work with AI
• Use AI to accelerate implementation and investigation while independently checking generated code, test coverage and security assumptions.
• Experiment with new models and tools, share what works and choose simpler approaches when they achieve the required result.
• Agent orchestration, Model Context Protocol or comparable integrations, model‑provider abstraction, full‑stack prototyping, and enterprise software or media technology experience.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Veterans Encouraged to Apply.

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Compensation Range: USD $88,540.00 - USD $141,687.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third‑party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 12/7/2026.