Applied AI Engineer

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Applied AI Engineer based in Ireland.** This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building AI-native systems that improve financial products, customer experiences, and operational efficiency. You will design and deploy practical AI solutions that automate workflows, enhance decision-making, and create smarter digital experiences. The role combines applied machine learning, software engineering, automation, and product collaboration in a fast-moving environment. You will work on real-world challenges across areas such as onboarding, support, risk, compliance, and financial operations. Your work will directly contribute to making complex financial services simpler, faster, and more accessible for users. This opportunity is ideal for an AI-focused builder who enjoys turning emerging technologies into reliable production systems with measurable impact. ### Accountabilities: - Build and deploy AI agents, workflows, automation systems, and AI-powered tools that solve real customer, product, and operational challenges. - Develop practical applications using LLMs, retrieval systems, tool calling, evaluations, guardrails, and automation frameworks. - Create AI-assisted experiences across areas such as customer onboarding, support, KYC processes, risk reviews, CRM, document management, and product intelligence. - Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to identify high-impact opportunities and rapidly deliver AI solutions. - Design reliable AI systems while balancing accuracy, hallucination prevention, latency, cost efficiency, security, compliance, and user trust. - Transform manual processes into scalable AI-enabled workflows that improve efficiency and customer outcomes. - Evaluate and improve AI system performance through testing, monitoring, and continuous iteration. - Contribute to defining best practices for building, deploying, and maintaining AI-powered products. - Work cross-functionally with business and operational teams to understand problems and deliver solutions with measurable value. ## Requirements: - Strong hands-on engineering experience with a focus on building and shipping production-ready AI systems. - Proven experience developing AI agents, LLM applications, RAG systems, automation workflows, copilots, or AI-enabled tools. - Strong programming skills in Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, or similar modern development languages. - Ability to identify meaningful automation opportunities and apply AI where it creates genuine business and user value. - Experience building reliable systems, including evaluating quality, improving performance, and maintaining production stability. - Strong understanding of AI development concepts such as retrieval, prompt engineering, tool integration, evaluations, and workflow automation. - Ability to collaborate effectively with product, operations, and business stakeholders. - Practical mindset focused on shipping impactful solutions rather than only exploring concepts. - Experience in fintech, banking, insurance, fraud prevention, KYC, customer support automation, CRM, or operational systems is highly desirable. - Excellent English communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a globally distributed team. - Candidates must already be based in Ireland. ## Benefits: - Opportunity to build AI-native financial products with direct user and business impact. - Remote-first working environment for candidates based in Ireland. - Fast-moving engineering culture with significant ownership and autonomy. - Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI applications in real-world financial workflows. - International team environment with colleagues across multiple countries and backgrounds. - Direct influence on product direction and AI adoption strategies. - Exposure to complex challenges involving automation, security, compliance, and cu…