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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Engineer - Applied AI & Data Products - **Company:** SQUER Solutions GmbH - **Location:** Austria - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** €75,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Databases, Python (Programming Language), NoSQL, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Data Processing, Cloud Platform System, Large Language Models, AI Platforms, Api Design, Data Pipelines - **Published:** September 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://europa.eu/eures/portal/jv-se/jv-details/MTczMDA5MzUgNDM?lang=en ## About the Role SQUER's applied AI expertise externally - through client relationships, internal knowledge-sharing, or community engagement. Your Qualifications * Extensive Software Engineering Experience: Several years of hands-on and architectural experience in software engineering (e.g., Python, Java, C#, JS/TS, or similar). * Applied AI Depth: Proven, independent experience applying AI services in production (e.g., LLMs, NLP APIs, cognitive services), not just experimenting. * Cloud Platform Ownership: Confident designing and deploying AI-driven features on AWS, GCP, or Azure at production scale. * Data & API Architecture: Strong understanding of data processing, APIs, and databases (SQL & NoSQL), with the ability to make architectural decisions independently. * Leadership & Mentorship: Ability to guide, coach, and develop other engineers, and to take responsibility for a team's delivery and satisfaction. * Customer-Facing Confidence: Comfortable representing SQUER independently to customers with a high degree of professionalism. * Languages: Fluency in German and English. Your Benefits Why You'll Love Working at SQUER: * Ownership & Responsibility: at SQUER, we believe in empowering our team. In our flat hierarchies, your ideas and actions matter more than titles. Take the reins, make an impact and grow with us. * Learn & Grow: Tap into a € 5.000 annual training budget to sharpen your skills and take advantage of our in-house Leadership Academy. Join and be part of our active tech community through meetups, hackathons and training sessions. Get up to 40h/year additional time off for your personal education. * Flexibility for Performance: Benefit from hybrid work options, flexible hours, workations within the EU, and additional vacation days - giving you the freedom to perform at your best. * Tailored Tools for Success: Choose your preferred hardware configuration and leverage our suite of AI tools and licenses (Anthropic, OpenAI, and more) to suit ## Description 1 Lead Engineer - Applied AI & Data Products from now Your Tasks * AI-Powered Product Architecture: Design and own the architecture of AI-enhanced software products using modern cloud services and frameworks (e.g., Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, LangChain). * Applied LLM Expertise: Apply Large Language Models (LLMs), cognitive services, and related technologies to solve complex, high-impact customer problems independently. * Customer Consulting: Lead workshops and technical discussions with product managers, designers, and customer stakeholders, representing SQUER with confidence and identifying where AI adds measurable value. * Scalable Systems Design: Architect scalable data pipelines and APIs that power intelligent features in production-grade environments, taking full technical ownership. * Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Guide and develop engineers within your team, shape our applied AI engineering practices, and ensure project and team success. * Thought Leadership: Represent ## Related Videos - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [API Design - Getting Started](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/33-api-design-getting-started) - [Architecting the Future: Leveraging AI, Cloud, and Data for Business Success](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1096-architecting-the-future-leveraging-ai-cloud-and-data-for-business-success) - [Tomorrow's cloud data platforms - fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/254-tomorrow-s-cloud-data-platforms-fully-managed-database-as-a-service-dbaas) - [NoSQL Data Modeling for Front-end Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/297-nosql-data-modeling-for-front-end-developers) ## Related Articles - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Austria – the most livable place for software developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/20-austria-the-most-livable-place-for-software-developers) - [Best Companies to Work For in Austria: Top 25 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/192-best-companies-to-work-for-in-austria-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Are Software Engineer Wages Being Pushed Down? 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