Senior Applied AI Engineer – Gen & Agentic AI

Senior Applied AI Engineer – Generative & Agentic AI€100-112K + Bonus + BensAn exciting opportunity for a Senior Applied AI Engineer to join a global AI Innovation and R&D team focused on building production-ready Generative and Agentic AI systems.This is a hands-on engineering role suited to someone who enjoys delivering real-world AI products and working at the intersection of software engineering, agentic workflows, and applied GenAI.The RoleYou will design, build, and operate advanced AI systems end-to-end, with a strong focus on reliability, scalability, and production readiness.Design, build, and own production-grade agentic AI systems end-to-endDevelop stateful and reliable agent workflows, including planning, tool usage, memory, and human-in-the-loop controlsImplement advanced retrieval and grounding techniques such as hybrid search, reranking, and contextual assemblyBuild secure tool integrations and expose internal and external services for agent consumptionTreat AI evaluation as an engineering discipline using regression testing, metrics, and release gatesImplement LLMOps and AgentOps practices to monitor cost, latency, quality, and system performanceOptimise AI systems for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency across models and providersBuild and operate backend services, including Python APIs, workflow orchestration, and event-driven systemsCollaborate with data science, backend, and delivery teams to deliver scalable AI solutionsContribute to reusable components, technical documentation, and ongoing AI innovation initiativesExperience & Skills6+ years of experience in software engineering, applied machine learning, or applied AIStrong Python development skills with solid software engineering fundamentalsProven experience building and deploying LLM-powered applications in productionHands-on experience with agentic frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, LangGraph, CrewAI, or similarStrong understanding of retrieval systems and vector databasesFamiliarity with agent design patterns including planning, tool use, ReAct, and multi-agent systemsExperience deploying and operating production systems on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCPComfortable working with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and production environmentsStrong delivery mindset with a focus on building high-quality, reliable AI systemsMust have minimum stamp 4/1G Spousal and be based within a commutable distance to Dublin