Lead AI Software Engineer / Architect (m/f/d)

Lead AI Software Engineer / Architect (m/f/d)

Join us in designing and building scalable AI and GenAI products that transform our clients’ business models and drive growth. This role fuses deep technical expertise with strategic vision to deliver business‑driven, scalable AI solutions.

Location

In Germany – Berlin, Bonn, Cologne, Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Munich.

What Makes Us Special

• Advance your career with exciting professional opportunities in our thriving company with a startup feel
• Innovate by transforming ideas into cutting‑edge AI products, championing Generative AI through creative experimentation to push boundaries and deliver transformative solutions
• Add to your experience with projects that focus on growth, have a positive impact, and truly matter
• Voice your unique ideas in a corporate culture defined by entrepreneurial spirit, openness, and integrity
• Feel at home working with enthusiastic colleagues who have great team spirit
• Broaden your perspective with an extensive training curriculum and learning programs (e.g. LinkedIn Learning)
• Speak your mind in holistic feedback and development processes (e.g. 360‑degree feedback)
• Satisfy your need for adventure with opportunities to live and work abroad in one of our many international offices
• Enjoy benefits such as hybrid working, daycare allowance, corporate discounts, and wellbeing support (e.g. Headspace)
• Unwind in break areas with healthy snacks and beverages provided
• See another side of coworkers at frequent employee events and the highly anticipated World Meeting & Holiday Party

How You Will Create An Impact

AI Solution Engineering Lead

• Design and lead development of AI products for business‑specific use cases
• Mentor and guide the software engineering team, setting clear technical directions and providing architectural oversight
• Lead development of RAG and/or fine‑tuning for LLMs and data pipelines for internal and external data sources (e.g., pricing databases, market benchmarks, CRM exports)
• Set engineering standards and code quality guidelines for the AI team
• Work with MLOps engineers to deploy and maintain models
• Optimize performance, latency, and cost of AI/GenAI solutions

Architecture & Infrastructure

• Design scalable architectures for AI/GenAI products
• Evaluate, select, and integrate third‑party libraries and open‑source frameworks
• Set up databases and LLM frameworks
• Work with cloud platform (AWS) to deploy and manage services securely

MVP Delivery & Experimentation

• Rapidly prototype new ideas and iterate based on user feedback (consultants or clients)
• Lead technical PoCs and MVP development and evaluate build‑vs‑buy decisions for GenAI components
• Stay ahead of AI/GenAI developments and assess new models/tools for adoption

About You

• You have 8+ years in software engineering, with at least 2 years focused on AI/ML
• A standout university degree in a relevant field, with fluency in business English
• Proven leadership in managing teams through complex infrastructure and data‑centric projects, encouraging collaboration and innovation
• Proven experience in designing and building applications using GenAI models, including open‑source ad code generating models
• Strong Python skills and experience with AI frameworks like Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain, and PyTorch
• Experience with building and querying vector stores and knowledge retrieval systems
• Working experience with cloud platforms
• Working knowledge of MLOps, CI/CD for ML, and model monitoring
• Familiarity with data privacy, model safety, and responsible AI practices
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences

Have we sparked your interest? Simply click the “Apply now” button to submit your application. For data protection reasons we cannot accept applications via email.

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About Simon‑Kucher

Simon‑Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,000 employees in 30+ countries. We unlock better growth that drives measurable revenue and profit for our clients by optimizing every lever of their commercial strategy – product, price, innovation, marketing, and sales – based on deep insights into what customers want and value. With 40 years of experience in monetization topics of all kinds, we are regarded as the world’s leading pricing and growth specialist.

Your Personal Contact

Maria Weininger
recruitment.germany(at)simon‑kucher.com

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Better growth starts here. With you.

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