Senior AI Engineer (m/f/d)

<h3>Company Description</h3><p>We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. With 99,500 employees across 2,500 locations, we generate a unique and massive dataset on global trade, product quality, and sustainability. We are now launching a new Digital Hub in Madrid to transform this data into intelligent products and services. This is your opportunity to help build the AI infrastructure that will redefine our industry.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p>We're looking for an experienced AI Engineer to help build intelligent systems that leverage one of the world's most unique industrial datasets. In this role, you'll work on production-grade Generative AI solutions, developing and deploying AI systems that solve real business challenges across SGS's global operations.</p><p>As a Senior AI Engineer in our new Digital Hub, you will design, build, and deploy advanced AI solutions that automate and enhance critical business processes. You'll work with cutting-edge Generative AI technologies, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to establishing our AI engineering best practices.</p><p><strong>What You'll Build and Own:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Develop Production AI Solutions:</strong> Design and implement Generative AI applications using LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic workflows to solve business-critical problems</li><li><strong>Model Development &amp; Optimization:</strong> Work with both commercial and open-source models (e.g., GPT-4, Claude, Llama, Mistral), including fine-tuning on proprietary data when beneficial</li><li><strong>Build Intelligent Systems:</strong> Create AI-powered workflows and agents that can interact with tools, APIs, and databases to automate complex tasks like report analysis, compliance checks, and document generation</li><li><strong>Implement AI Infrastructure:</strong> Build and maintain robust AI/ML pipelines using modern frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, etc.) and MLOps tools, ensuring scalability and reliability</li><li><strong>Collaborate Across Teams:</strong> Work closely with product managers, data engineers, and domain experts to translate business requirements into technical solutions</li><li><strong>Drive Best Practices:</strong> Contribute to establishing engineering standards, evaluation frameworks, and reusable components for AI development across the organization</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><p> </p><p><strong>Required Skills &amp; Experience:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Experience:</strong> 5+ years in software engineering with 2+ years focused on AI/ML, including recent hands-on experience with LLMs and Generative AI</li><li><strong>Generative AI Expertise:</strong> Proven track record building and deploying LLM-based applications, including prompt engineering, RAG systems, and model evaluation</li><li><strong>AI Frameworks:</strong> Experience with frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar tools for building LLM applications</li><li><strong>Programming:</strong> Strong Python skills and experience with ML libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn)</li><li><strong>Infrastructure:</strong> Hands-on experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, Chroma), containerization (Docker), and cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure)</li><li><strong>Data Engineering:</strong> Ability to work with unstructured data, build data pipelines, and create robust APIs (FastAPI, Flask)</li></ul><p><strong>Nice to Have:</strong></p><ul><li>Experience fine-tuning or training models from scratch</li><li>Familiarity with Kubernetes and MLOps platforms</li><li>Knowledge of agent frameworks and multi-step reasoning systems</li><li>Experience in regulated industries or with compliance-related applications</li><li>Contributions to open-source AI projects</li></ul><p><strong>Who You Are</strong></p><ul><li>You have a strong engineering mindset with a focus on shipping production-quality code</li><li>You're excited about applying the latest AI research to solve real-world problems</li><li>You thrive in collaborative environments and can communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences</li><li>You're comfortable working with ambiguity and can balance innovation with pragmatism</li><li>You're eager to learn, share knowledge, and grow your skills in a rapidly evolving field</li><li>You take ownership of your work and are driven by impact</li></ul><h3>Additional Information</h3><p><strong>What We Offer</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Competitive Compensation:</strong> Attractive salary and bonus package aligned with market rates for senior AI talent in Madrid</li><li><strong>Impactful Work:</strong> Opportunity to work on meaningful problems using unique industrial datasets from global supply chains</li><li><strong>Modern Stack &amp; Autonomy:</strong> Freedom to recommend and work with cutting-edge AI tools and technologies</li><li><strong>Professional Growth:</strong> Work alongside experienced engin