AI Engineer (ref5308q) - Remote Eligible

AI Engineer

This position is within the Tolling Services team of Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Hungary. The team consists of IT professionals specializing in electronic road-charging solutions. Together with our partners, we develop and operate intelligent, kilometer-based tolling systems for international customers, covering the entire business process (vehicle registrations, country booking, providing On-Board Units, position data transmission, charge calculation, and fleet billing). Leveraging digital intelligence and advanced technology, our tolling solutions facilitate seamless mobility across Europe.

We're looking for a versatile AI Engineer who combines strong software engineering fundamentals with AI/ML expertise. You'll build production-ready, agentic AI solutions that are automated, scalable, and vendor-agnostic. This role emphasizes end-to-end ownership from design through deployment and operations.

Main tasks

As an AI Engineer:

1. Software Engineering & Automation
   • Write clean, maintainable Python code and automation scripts (bash/shell)
   • Build CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation for AI systems
   • Create infrastructure as code and configuration management solutions (terraform)
   • Develop APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures
2. AI Solution Development
   • Design and implement agentic AI systems with autonomous reasoning and tool use
   • Build RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems and knowledge bases
   • Develop multi-agent orchestration and coordination patterns
   • Integrate LLMs with business logic and external systems
3. Production Deployment & Operations
   • Own the complete production deployment lifecycle
   • Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions
   • Create runbooks, deployment guides, and operational documentation
   • Ensure security, scalability, and reliability of AI systems
4. Architecture & System Design
   • Design vendor-agnostic, portable AI architectures
   • Make pragmatic build-vs-buy decisions for components
   • Balance managed services with open-source alternatives
   • Architect for multi-cloud compatibility where appropriate
5. Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing
   • Work with operation managers to translate requirements into technical solutions
   • Create clear documentation for both technical and non-technical audiences
   • Support demos, POCs, and customer presentations
   • Share knowledge and best practices with the squad

Background and required skills:

• 4+ years in software engineering with strong Python and scripting skills
• 2+ years deploying and operating production systems (CI/CD, monitoring, incident response)
• 2+ years working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred, but multi-cloud awareness valued)
• 1-2+ years with LLMs, agentic AI, RAG systems, or production AI/ML systems
• Proven track record: Shipped AI systems to production with full automation and monitoring

Soft Skills & Team Fit

• Ownership mentality: Take responsibility for features from design through production operations
• Pragmatic problem-solver: Balance perfection with delivery, make informed trade-offs
• Clear communicator: Explain technical concepts to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
• Automation advocate: Default to "automate it" rather than "document the manual steps"
• Self-directed: Drive projects forward with minimal supervision
• Collaborative: Share knowledge, review code, support teammates
• Production-minded: Think about monitoring, security, scalability from the start
• Adaptable: Comfortable with ambiguity, changing requirements, and learning new technologies
• Quality-focused: Write clean code, comprehensive tests, and clear documentation

Advantage:

• Advanced Agentic AI
  • Experience with agent frameworks (LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Strands)
  • Agent memory systems (short-term, long-term, semantic memory)
  • Agent evaluation and benchmarking methodologies
  • Human-in-the-loop patterns for agent systems
  • Agent safety, guardrails, and responsible AI practices
• Domain Knowledge
  • Experience in telecommunications or enterprise IT
  • Log analysis and operational intelligence systems
  • Document processing and information extraction
  • Customer-facing AI solution delivery

* Please be informed that our remote working possibility is only available within Hungary due to European taxation regulation.