Lead AI Software Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Lead AI Software Engineer/Architect to design and build scalable AI and GenAI products to transform our
clients' business models and enable their growth. In this role, you'll combine
deep technical expertise with strategic vision to build AI-powered solutions
that are scalable, impactful, and business-driven.

Simon-Kucher is at the forefront of innovation
in our space, inventing business models, algorithms, solutions, and
methodologies for unlocking better growth of our clients. And Simon-Kucher
Engine's digital end-to-end solutions deliver sustained top-line impact for our
clients. Are you interested in working in a team of digital evangelists with a
can-do attitude? Want to experience the dynamics of agile processes in
open-minded teams? How about getting creative in a startup atmosphere with a
steep development curve and flat hierarchies? And most importantly, do you want
to make a difference? Then you've come to the right place.

• 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 our projects that focus on growth, have a positive impact, and truly matter
• Voice your unique ideas in a corporate culture defined by our entrepreneurial spirit, openness, and integrity
• 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

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.

• 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 opensource 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. Please note that, for data protection reasons, we
cannot accept applications via email. 
Would you like to learn more about us and our company culture? Click here to watch our recruitment video. 

About Simon-Kucher

Simon-Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,000 employees in
30+ countries.
Our sole focus is on unlocking better growth that drives measurable revenue and
profit for our clients. We achieve this 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. simon-

We believe in building a culture that embraces diversity, equity, and
inclusion, creating an environment in which our people feel valued, are able to
be themselves and feel their contribution matters. If we get that right,
remarkable things will happen; people will grow faster, innovate, feel valued,
and create better outcomes for everyone – our people, our clients and, of
course, our business..

Your personal contact:
Maria Weininger
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Better growth starts here. With you.