Software Development Engineer, Senior II AI Agent

Software Development Engineer, Senior II AI Agent

BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for the vehicle market. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work and amazing technology in a unique environment. At BorgWarner we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world.

At our location in Darmstadt we are currently looking for a

Software Development Engineer, Senior II AI Agent (m/f/d)

to design, build, and operationalize production‑grade AI agent and multi‑agent software capabilities, with strong ownership of software architecture, quality, safety, and measurable impact.

• Ownership of the architecture and implementation of AI agent and multi‑agent systems, applied to real products and engineering workflows in complex system landscapes
• Responsibility to drive technical design decisions for agentic solutions end-to-end, from requirements and system constraints to implementation and integration into existing software platforms and services.
• Development of high‑quality, production‑ready code and software models using modern programming languages and frameworks
• Drive software architecture and system design, including continuous optimization of scalability, performance and maintainability
• Establishment of robust software quality for agentic systems, including definition and maintenance of evaluation strategies (e.g. offline evaluations & regression suites), and derivation of measurable improvements
• Support of project executions, including effort estimation, progress tracking, and escalation support in alignment with project management
• Responsibility of the advancement of our software architecture for scalability, performance, maintainability and clean integration patterns, especially where non‑deterministic AI components meet deterministic embedded/enterprise systems
• Collaboration across disciplines to translate systems and customer requirements into robust AI‑enabled software solutions
• Continuous improvement of development processes, methods and tools, with strong focus on automation and efficiency
• Creation and communication of technical documentation and results to support transparency and knowledge sharing

Your profile

• Master’s degree in computer science, software engineering or a comparable technical field, or equivalent qualification with strong software expertise
• Several years of hands‑on experience in software development in complex technical environments
• Strong proficiency in at least one object‑oriented programming language (e.g. Python, Java, C++ or comparable)
• Practical experience in the development of AI agent systems or multi‑agent workflows, including LLMs, prompting, embeddings, and tool/function calling, with a focus on reliability and controllability
• Experience with evaluation frameworks for LLM/agent systems, such as offline evaluations, regression suites, red‑teaming, reliability metrics)
• Experience with observability, tracing for LLM apps and debugging multi‑step tool workflows
• Solid understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, and integration patterns, including trade‑offs related to performance, scalability and maintainability
• Proven ability to ensure software quality, including testing strategies, evaluation approaches for AI behavior and systematic analysis of complex failures
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to further develop existing solutions and create robust new approaches.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working effectively in interdisciplinary, international teams, including the ability to explain complex AI behavior to non‑specialists.
• Experience in technical mentoring or functional guidance (e.g., being a technical reference, reviewer, or coach).

Our offer

Driving Change : Innovative technology company, high degree of personal responsibility, creative freedom and opportunities for further development

Work-Life Balance & Health: Flexiblearrangementformobileworking(dependingonposition),gymsubsidy,canteenallowance,freecoffee,waterandtea

RewardPerformance :Competitivecompensation,goodopportunitiesforfurtherdevelopmentandCorporate Benefits

Do you want to play a key role in shaping the future of mobility?

BorgWarner is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.