AI Engineer
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Job description
What if your next AI challenge was not just about building models, but about shaping how AI is applied and scaled?
At ERNI, you will work hands-on with advanced AI solutions while collaborating closely with our Data & AI Principal to grow and strengthen our AI capabilities. You will combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking, influencing architectures, guiding key decisions and helping translate AI potential into real business impact.
How do we make this happen?
With people. Besides your team and manager, you will have several support figures like a godparent, who will help you with the practical and administrative aspects of daily life during your first 6 months.
And the second most important person after you, your mentor, who will guide you through your entire onboarding and career at ERNI. You will have regular 1:1 meetings with them, and recurrently, you will work on your development plan to define your short-, medium-, and long-term goals.
At ERNI, we highly value experience and technical knowledge. As a senior profile, you will have the space to continue growing, whether by deepening your technical skills or having greater influence on project decisions, with autonomy and the opportunity to share knowledge with other experts. And if you are interested in mentoring, there is also space for that: supporting other ERNIans while still focusing on the technical excellence that sets us apart.
Requirements
Do you have experience in Python?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Experience designing, developing, and implementing AI Engineering solutions (APIs, cloud, LLMs, Agents, ML models).
- Experience in Context/Prompt Engineering, LLM Monitoring and Observability, RAG systems
- Solid programming skills in Python and Backend/API development, Data Science and/or Cloud platforms (AWS or Azure).
- Proactive mindset and strong drive for continuous learning.
- Strong communication skills in client facing contexts.
- Experience designing and deploying AI solutions in production.
You will responsible for designing and delivering production-ready AI solutions for clients, defining scalable architectures and ensuring engineering excellence. You will take part in client discussions, technical assessments and POCs, helping transform business needs into robust AI systems. In parallel, you will contribute to the evolution of our AI practice by supporting presales initiatives, sharing knowledge internally and helping position ERNI as a strong player in the AI space.
Benefits & conditions
We work on a wide variety of projects, technologies, and sectors, allowing you to keep growing in different environments. If a project ends or you feel ready for a new challenge, we will find another one that aligns with your professional development.
Our working model
We ask you to be available for key meetings. Need to leave for a doctor's appointment or to pick up your child from school? No problem. We trust you to deliver quality work within your 40-hour workweek.
Our model is hybrid: we usually go to the office 2 days a week, though this depends on the project and team, but we love seeing each other's faces; the best stories always happen in the office!
You will also enjoy: We cover your certifications and reward technical achievements up to €1,400. Private health and travel insurance. Full coverage for sick leave + 1 extra day off per month without medical leave.
- ️ Free emotional, legal, and family support.
️ ️ Gym discounts + sports compensation. Flexible remuneration: meals, transport, childcare, etc. Referral bonuses: up to €6,000 per candidate and €5,000 per client. 23 working days of vacation. ️ Free language courses: English, Spanish, Catalan and German.
About the company
Swiss Software Engineering. We boost people and businesses in the innovation of software-based products and services.
Therefore we are building a global platform based on a Swiss mindset and adapted to the needs of local customers. We regard our Swiss mindset as a key success factor to fulfilling our mission and are training and applying Swiss behaviours like consensus-building, pragmatism, integration, reliability and transparency in our diverse workforce across intercontinental locations. Our clients profit from method-based consulting services, partnership-oriented technology services and cost-conscious delivery services.
ERNI was founded in 1994 in Switzerland to develop innovative software for international companies and SME. Right from the beginning sharing know-how to establish collective skills and focusing on economically sound engineering solutions played a key role. Together with our great crew, they are the basis for successful software projects. Today, the ERNI Group has more than 800 employees at 18 locations in 8 countries and continues to grow.