GenAI Platform Engineer

About WhiteSpace Solutions At WhiteSpace Solutions, we bring care back to critical decisions. Our AI-powered solutions dont replace human judgment they elevate it. By combining advanced algorithms with deeply human interfaces, we turn complexity into clarity and confident action. Always with fast time to value. Our proprietary platform underpins high-impact optimisation across Oil & Gas, renewable energy, FMCG, and healthcare. With a growing team of 30+ professionals, we unite algorithmic power, intuitive design, and software delivery excellence with deep domain knowledge delivering results that matter. As we enter our next phase of growth, we are embedding intelligence at the core of our platform. To accelerate this, were seeking a GenAI Platform Engineer ensuring that AI innovations move from prototype to reliable, reusable components that scale across our solutions. Role in one line Own the productionization of GenAI features: take prototypes and ship reliable, scalable services that other teams can reuse. What youll do Ship production services: take a Python prototype design an API (FastAPI) deploy to GKE ensure reliability with logs, metrics, and dashboards. Standardize : create templates and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) for LLM/embedding services, incl. build/test, image signing, staged deployments, and safe rollback. Harden : implement authn/z, rate limits, secrets management, PII handling (GDPR), cost controls, and performance guardrails for GenAI workloads. Integrate : make features consumable by product teamsgood APIs, docs, and versioning. Partner closely with Platform and Solutions engineers. Evolve : stay on top of model/provider changes and bring pragmatic improvements into the stack without breaking SLAs or budgets. Must-haves Backend engineering : 3-6 years in Python ; strong API design (versioning, idempotency, pagination, authn/z). Kubernetes on cloud : confident with GKE , Helm/Kustomize, resource limits/requests, autoscaling, ingress, and rollbacks. CI/CD from scratch : GitHub Actions (or similar) to build/test/release multi-env pipelines with approvals and rollback. Cloud fundamentals (GCP preferred) : IAM, secrets (Secret Manager), artifact registries. Infra as Code ( Terraform ): writing and configuring modules Observability : able to implement structured logging and metrics, and dashboards using tools like Sentry and Grafana or equivalents; build useful dashboards and alerts; define meaningful SLOs. GenAI in production : hands-on with at least one of: deploying LLM APIs behind secure services, integrating embeddings & vector stores, implementing caching/cost controls or evaluation pipelines. Helpful-to-have Broader GenAI plumbing: prompt/config versioning, guardrails, eval frameworks, multi-provider routing. Broader Cloud knowledge: networking (VPCs/LBs), cost monitoring and edge functions. Broader Infra as Code knowledge: FluxCD, service mesh, feature flags, and A/B or shadow deploys Security & compliance : practical GDPR/ISO27001 hygiene least privilege, data retention, PII logging strategy, key rotation; comfortable working within an ISMS and supplier-management controls. Secondary languages (TypeScript for UI/API integration, Go for infra services). Who you are Curious, pragmatic, and collaborative. Calm under pressure, able to balance speed with quality. A systems thinker who makes complex things simple. Excited to work in a fast-growing company where your code powers real decisions. Why Join WhiteSpace? Work at the frontline of applied GenAI in high-stakes industries. Shape how AI innovation scales from prototype to platform. Join a culture built on Care, Clarity, and Craft not corporate fluff. Hybrid setup in The Hague, with a team that values both impact and trust. Terms & location This is a permanent staff position, based in The Netherlands We offer a hybrid work environment and trust you can balance remote & office work Base salary 79,800/yr (with an onboarding year at 90% = 71,820/yr). The first year is designed as a ramp-up: space for you to settle in, learn our stack, and make your impact. From year two, you step up to the full salary - plus the opportunity to benefit from our profit-sharing scheme. We have an annual profit-sharing scheme dependent on company performance, individual delivery, and alignment with company values.