Senior Applied AI Engineer (m/f/d)

Senior Applied AI Engineer (m/f/d)

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Simon-Kucher

In Germany - Berlin | Bonn | Cologne | Frankfurt/Main | Hamburg | Munich

Simon-Kucher is building up a central Data & AI function to enable employees with AI solutions and build central AI use cases that ensure that consultants work smarter and better.

Benefits

  • Advance your career with exciting professional opportunities in our thriving company with a startup feel.
  • Voice your unique ideas in a corporate culture defined by openness and integrity.
  • Enjoy the opportunity to work from abroad (workation).
  • Feel at home working with our helpful, enthusiastic colleagues who have great team spirit.
  • Broaden your perspective with our extensive training curriculum and learning programs (e.g. LinkedIn Learning).
  • Speak your mind in our holistic feedback and development processes (e.g. 360-degree feedback).
  • Satisfy your need for adventure with our opportunities to live and work abroad in one of our many international offices.
  • Enjoy our benefits, such as hybrid working, daycare allowance, corporate discounts, and wellbeing support (e.g. Headspace).
  • Unwind in our break areas where you can help yourself to the healthy snacks and beverages provided.
  • See another side of your coworkers at our frequent employee events and highly anticipated World Meeting and Holiday Party.

Responsibilities

  • You will design and implement LangGraph/LangChain multi-step workflows (RAG, tool calling, multi-step orchestration, structured outputs).
  • You will integrate with internal data via APIs/connectors and automate end-to-end flows using Power Automate across Microsoft 365.
  • You will build evaluation datasets, define quality metrics, run regression tests, and implement observability/tracing (LangSmith and/or Azure AI Foundry tooling).
  • You will implement guardrails for prompt injection/data exfiltration, handle PII redaction, and align with retention/audit requirements with IT and security stakeholders.
  • You will build reusable libraries (prompt/versioning patterns, artifact generators, question banks, retrieval components) so each use case accelerates the next.
  • Support central functions (HR, Finance, Legal, IT, Knowledge Management) in deploying Power Automate workflows with AI capabilities.

Qualifications

  • You have 4–6+ years of relevant engineering experience (software engineering, ML engineering, or applied AI engineering).
  • You have experience in leading technical projects and take on ownership of technical solutions.
  • You are strong in Python, including API development and integration patterns.
  • You have deep hands-on experience delivering LLM-based solutions (RAG, tool calling, agentic workflows) with LangChain and/or LangGraph or similar AI orchestration frameworks.
  • You are comfortable with production practices, including testing, code reviews, CI/CD, observability, and operational support.
  • You have a university degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • You communicate clearly in English (C1+) and can align technical decisions with business constraints.
  • You have knowledge of Power Automate or similar workflow automation platforms.
  • Consulting background or understanding of professional services delivery models.
  • Experience with Azure ecosystem (AI Foundry, Container Apps, Functions).
  • Familiarity with SK's industry (pricing, revenue management, market research) or willingness to learn domain expertise.
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