AI Engineer

AI Engineer | Generative AI & LLMs | Ghent, Belgium (On-site)We're partnering with an ambitious AI startup that's rethinking how legal due diligence is delivered during mergers and acquisitions. Instead of creating software for law firms, they've built an AI-first platform that completes complex legal analysis for clients, combining advanced AI with expert review to dramatically reduce both turnaround times and costs.Backed by venture capital and already working with major organisations across the M&A space, they're now looking for an AI Engineer to help expand the capabilities of their platform and develop the next generation of AI-powered legal automation.What You'll Be DoingThis is a hands-on engineering role focused on building production AI systems rather than training foundation models. You'll help develop intelligent applications that can understand, analyse and reason over large volumes of complex documentation.Your day-to-day will include:Developing AI-powered features using Large Language Models for document understanding and information extractionBuilding Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and AI agent workflowsDesigning evaluation frameworks to continuously measure and improve model performanceOptimising prompts, retrieval strategies and context management to maximise accuracyDeveloping scalable backend services and APIs capable of handling large document datasetsCollaborating closely with product specialists and domain experts to translate real business challenges into AI solutionsImproving the reliability, efficiency and scalability of production AI systemsTech EnvironmentPythonAzure OpenAILarge Language Models (LLMs)Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Prompt EngineeringFlaskPostgreSQLAzure CloudOpenTelemetryAsynchronous ProcessingWhat We're Looking ForStrong commercial experience developing software with PythonPractical experience building applications using Generative AI or Large Language ModelsKnowledge of technologies such as RAG, AI agents, prompt engineering or LLM evaluationExperience delivering production-ready software with a focus on quality and performanceA data-driven mindset with an interest in measuring and improving AI outputsStrong communication skills and the ability to work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary teamWhat's On OfferCompetitive salary and meaningful equity packageJoin an early-stage, venture-backed AI company with significant growth plansWork on real-world Generative AI products solving challenging business problemsHigh levels of ownership and autonomy from day oneSmall engineering team where your ideas have a direct impactOpportunity to shape the future of AI within a rapidly evolving industryFull-time, on-site role based in Ghent, BelgiumIf you're passionate about building production-grade AI applications and want to work on technology that's transforming a traditional industry, we'd love to tell you more about this opportunity.