Senior AI Engineer

Job Description

The Position

We are looking for a Senior AI Engineer. Our team supports the business areas: research and development, manufacturing, supply chain, commercial and animal monitoring thought data science and AI delivery. This role allows you to work on impactful AI products and collaborate with AI engineers, data scientists, building a community that learns, challenges, and inspires each other. Our team is shaping the Data Science and AI strategy, serves as a DS and AI community facilitator and helps non-technical colleagues to mature their understanding of DS and AI.

What will you do?

Lead delivery of AI solutions and mentor junior colleagues from technical angle

Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, data scientists, and software engineers, to understand requirements and deliver AI-driven solutions

Present findings and insights to stakeholders and contribute to strategic decision-making

Supervise and participate in writing efficient and maintainable code following best practices in software engineering

Select appropriate retrieval techniques, language models, and generative AI methodologies

Continuously iterate and refine retrieval augmented generation (RAG) methods and processes based on experimentation, analysis, and feedback

Optimize and fine-tune AI models for performance, scalability, and accuracy

Document AI models, algorithms, and processes thoroughly

Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI

Participate in Agile ceremonies with the team to execute on prioritized projects and features

Implement automated testing and monitoring techniques to ensure the accuracy and reliability of AI systems

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required

Bachelors or Masters in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or Computer Science is highly preferred, but qualifications in other quantitative disciplines are appreciated as well

4+ years of experience in AI Engineering

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Strong programming skills in Python

Experienced in designing and building scalable AI Solutions

within a modern technology stack which includes cloud services, data pipelines, database, and other necessary tooling

Experienced with CI/CD and test-driven development

Experience in building Restful APIs for AI models

Solid understanding of machine learning concepts (i.e. neural networks, optimization algorithms, evaluation metrics)

Familiarity with Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques

Familiarity with prompt engineering techniques, such as instruction design, template-based. approaches, rule-based conditioning, or fine-tuning strategies