AI Engineer (Senior/Lead) ID40978 Braga

Overview

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Agile
Engine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates
- winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our
- first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

WHY JOIN US

If
- 're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care,
- 'd love to meet you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

We-'re looking for an experienced Senior AI Engineer to join our elite consulting team. You-'ll work on diverse internal R&D initiatives and
- stakes client projects, delivering
- ready AI systems that solve real business problems. This role combines deep technical expertise with
- facing responsibilities. You-'ll architect solutions, lead implementation, and present to C-level executives and technical stakeholders.

• Design and implement
  -
  - end AI solutions for clients across various industries and use cases;
• Build sophisticated LLM applications using RAG, vector databases,
  - tuning, and agentic workflows;
• Develop custom ML models for
  - specific challenges including NLP, computer vision, and predictive analytics;
• Independently assess, clean, and engineer features from complex, messy datasets;
• Own the complete data pipeline from ingestion through model training and deployment;
• Lead technical discovery sessions and solution architecture discussions with client stakeholders;
• Present technical concepts and project outcomes to executive leadership and technical teams;
• Mentor junior engineers and establish AI/ML best practices across client engagements;
• Collaborate with
  - functional teams including product managers, designers, and business stakeholders;
• Contribute to internal R&D initiatives and thought leadership in AI/ML.

MUST HAVES

• 5+ years of professional software development experience with strong fundamentals;
• 5+ years deploying production machine learning systems at scale;
• 3+ years of
  - on experience with LLMs, including API integration and local deployment;
• Strong data engineering and data science expertise—you can work with raw, unstructured data and transform it into ML-ready datasets;
• Proficiency with data manipulation tools: pandas, Num
  Py, SQL, and big data frameworks (Spark, Dask);
• Expert-level Python proficiency with deep knowledge of ML frameworks (Py
  Torch, Tensor
  Flow, Hugging Face);
• Proven experience with modern AI techniques: RAG, vector search, prompt engineering, and agentic systems;
• Strong cloud platform expertise (AWS, GCP, Azure) with containerization and orchestration experience;
• Experience building scalable microservices, APIs, and ML inference pipelines;
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage complex projects
  -
  - end with minimal oversight;
• Exceptional communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership;
• Consulting mindset with ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions;
• Track record of leading technical projects from conception to production deployment;
• Upper-Intermediate English level.

NICE TO HAVES

• Previous consulting or
  - facing engineering experience;
• Experience across multiple industries (fintech, healthcare,
  - commerce, etc. );
• Advanced statistical analysis and experimentation design experience;
• Experience with streaming data platforms and
  - time ML systems;
• Contributions to
  - source AI/ML projects or technical publications;
• Experience with MLOps, model monitoring, and deployment automation;
• Background in data engineering and
  - scale data processing;
• Advanced degrees in Computer Science, AI/ML, or related technical fields;
• Startup or
  - paced environment experience.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

• Professional growth: Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, Tech
  Talks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
• Competitive compensation: We match your
  - growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities.
• A selection of exciting projects: Join projects with modern solutions development and
  - tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands.
• Flextime: Tailor your schedule for an optimal
  - life balance, with options for remote work and
  - office collaboration.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• IT Services and IT Consulting

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