Senior AI Engineer

As a Senior AI Engineer, you will be the go-to expert for all AI-related initiatives within the company.

You will work on high-impact projects, from designing data pipelines to integrating LLM-powered features into production-ready products. This is a highly hands-on role with strong ownership and close collaboration with product and engineering teams.

You will also play a key role in shaping the AI roadmap and laying the foundation for future AI initiatives., * Define and lead the AI/ML roadmap (model selection, fine-tuning strategies, RAG architectures, evaluation frameworks)

• Design and deploy LLM-powered features (document understanding, financial data extraction, semantic search, AI-assisted analysis)
• Integrate AI capabilities directly into the product in collaboration with product and engineering teams
• Build and maintain robust data pipelines (training & inference) on a PostgreSQL / GCP stack
• Evaluate tools, frameworks, and models (open-source and proprietary) based on cost-performance trade-offs
• Ensure high data quality standards across AI systems
• Guarantee compliance with GDPR and DORA regulations
• Stay up to date with emerging AI technologies and assess their real business value
• Mentor team members on AI/ML best practices

• 5+ years of experience in AI, Machine Learning, or Software Engineering
• Proven experience deploying AI/ML systems in production
• Strong proficiency in Python
• Experience working with complex and unstructured data (NLP, documents, scraping…)
• Solid skills in feature engineering and data processing
• Ability to design robust, product-oriented systems
• Strong autonomy, analytical mindset, and results-driven attitude
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice-to-have

• Experience with LLMs, RAG, or conversational systems
• Background in fintech or data-intensive environments
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Experience with MLOps, data quality, or monitoring
• Previous experience in startups or fast-paced environments

• Practical Information

Our client is a Paris-based fintech SaaS company developing proprietary financial data and analytics tools for institutional clients, including analysts, portfolio managers, and research teams. Operating with a lean team (~15 people), our client combines analytical rigor, strong engineering standards, and fast execution. The company has recently raised €4 million, enabling them to accelerate product development and significantly expand their technical team.