Applied AI Engineer Team Lead

Company Overview

is the market leader in enabling digital success for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Europe, catering to over 3 million customers in 25+ languages. Our mission is to make online business success simpler, by providing our customers with all the tools and resources they need to excel online and remain ahead of the curve.

Position Overview

We are looking for a Applied AI Engineer Team Lead, to lead our AI-driven software projects, and unlock the potential of GenAI across the Group. This role combines deep technical expertise with leadership and strategic thinking. You will guide a team in designing and implementing scalable AI systems, including APIs, RAG architectures, and agentic frameworks while shaping the future of our AI for SMBs. You'll work in an agile environment, with the latest technologies including AI based coding assistants and have the freedom to bring your ideas to life.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and mentor a team of Applied AI Engineers, fostering growth, collaboration, and technical excellence

Design and implement scalable AI powered software solutions, with a focus on APIs, RAG architectures, and agentic frameworks

Build and deploy agentic AI systems using tools such as MCP servers and APIs

Integrate AI software solutions into existing environments and workflows, ensuring seamless operation and optimal performance

Test, monitor and deploy software solutions that meet business needs

Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and consistency

Drive AI adoption across the organization as a recognized technical expert and thought leader

Ideal Profile

5+ years of experience in software engineering, including 2+ years in a technical lead or management role

Strong proficiency in Python (e.g. FastAPI, Flask) and expertise in microservices and event-driven architectures (e.g. KafKa, SSE, WebSocket)

Deep understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) including fine-tuning, prompt engineering, and hands-on expertise with models such as GPT, Claude, Gemini

Practical experience with vector databases (e.g. OpenSearch, FAISS) for similarity and semantic search

Proven ability to deploy and scale RAG systems and AI agents in a production environment

Skilled in implementing conversational AI systems using APIs such as OpenAI Chat Completion and Assistants

Strong problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams

Nice to Have

Experience building multi-hop RAG systems with self-consistency and chain-of-thought prompting

Knowledge of AIOps / MLOps best practices, including deploying and monitoring real-time inference models and ETL pipelines

Experience with distributed data tools (e.g. Spark, Dask, Apache Beam)

Familiarity with cloud platform technologies (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)

Right to Work

At any stage, please be prepared to provide proof of eligibility to work in the

country you're applying for. Unfortunately, we are unable to support relocation

packages or sponsorship visas

"Come as you are"

Everyone is welcome here. Diversity & Inclusion are at our core. Far above any technical competence, we value respect, openness, and trusted collaboration. We do not tolerate intolerance.

ESG

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Department

AI

Locations

Budapest- Hungary, Florence - Italy, Barcelona - Spain, Crete - Greece

Remote status

Fully Remote

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Mid - Senior level

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