SENIOR AI ENGINEER

SENIOR AI ENGINEER Siųsti CV Position - IT Department ILTE – National Development Bank is building a technical Artificial Intelligence (AI) Center of Excellence and is looking for a Senior AI Engineer to help shape its technical direction and turn complex business needs into reliable, scalable, and production-ready AI solutions. In this role, you will have significant freedom to evaluate technologies, shape technical solutions, build prototypes, and take successful ideas through to production. A key part of the role will be transforming processes currently handled manually through Excel, email, or separate files into efficient internal applications and AI-powered solutions. We are looking for an experienced engineer who goes beyond writing code — someone who can understand the problem, evaluate alternatives, make sound technical decisions, and take ownership of solutions from initial concept through production and continuous improvement . What you will do design and implement AI solution architectures and integrate them with the company’s information systems; build and develop LLM, RAG, agentic workflow, NLP, and, where appropriate, machine learning solutions; evaluate and select technologies, platforms, and architectural approaches based on business and technical requirements; work closely with business representatives, system analysts, and architects to identify opportunities for digitalization, automation, and AI adoption; build prototypes, evaluate their results, and take successful solutions through to production; analyze, optimize, and expand existing AI solutions; ensure AI solutions meet the company’s architecture, security, quality, reliability, and governance requirements; digitalize and automate manual processes using AI, Python, Power Apps, RPA, LLMs, and other modern technologies; promote effective use of AI coding assistants such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar tools throughout software development; evaluate AI solution quality, model outputs, errors, and limitations, and contribute to robust testing and evaluation practices; collaborate across the organization to ensure smooth integration and adoption of AI solutions; monitor developments in AI technology and assess the maturity and practical applicability of emerging tools and approaches; contribute to technical standards, engineering best practices, and the development of AI capabilities within the organization; provide technical guidance and support to other engineers and stakeholders when needed. What we are looking for at least 5 years of professional experience in software engineering, data, automation, AI/ML solution development, or a related field; strong hands-on experience building and deploying AI solutions into production; advanced Python and SQL skills, including data processing, query optimization, and REST API development and integration; strong practical experience with LLM APIs such as OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini, as well as RAG, embeddings, and AI orchestration solutions; experience designing and implementing agentic workflows using LangChain or similar AI orchestration technologies; strong software architecture skills and the ability to evaluate scalability, reliability, security, cost, and maintainability when designing AI solutions; experience with at least one major cloud platform: GCP, Azure, or AWS; strong software engineering fundamentals, including Git, testing, code review, CI/CD, and Docker; hands-on experience with AI coding assistants and the ability to critically review, validate, and control AI-generated code; ability to independently analyze ambiguous and complex problems, formulate technical alternatives, and make well-reasoned technical decisions; strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex AI concepts and technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders; ability and willingness to take technical ownership from problem discovery and prototyping through production deployment and continuous improvement; ability to mentor colleagues, share knowledge, and contribute to the development of AI engineering practices. Why join us? You will play a key role in building ILTE’s technical AI Center of Excellence and shaping how AI is applied across the organization. This is an opportunity to influence technology choices, experiment with emerging AI capabilities, build solutions from the ground up, and see your work create tangible impact across the organization. If you want a role where ideas can start with “What if we tried this?” and become reliable, production-grade systems used in the real world, we would love to hear from you. Salary Monthly gross salary: from 4300 EUR to 6400 EUR . The specific salary offer will depend on your professional experience and competencies. Employees may also be eligible for a variable compensation component, the amount and payment terms of which are determined in accordance with ILTE’s policy governing employee compensation and/or performance evaluation. We invite you to apply by 2026 SEP 14. Candidate confidentiality is guaranteed. Sritis Informacinės technologijos Vieta Vilnius Nuotolinė būsena Hibridinis Mėnesinis darbo užmokestis 4 300 € - 6 400 €