Lead AI Engineer – Financial Services – (m/f/d) – Wiesbaden (80000.00 EUR pro Jahr)
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About the role
About Us
We represent a client who are providing an innovative financial services platform – made by and for finance enthusiasts. Focusing on smart technologies, data-driven solutions, and in-depth insurance and investment expertise, the company helps their partners get the most out of consulting services.
To implement their group-wide AI vision, a new in-house AI team is being established. The current need is for an experienced candidate to focus on Large Language Models (LLMs), scalable system architectures, and production-ready AI applications. While also playing a key role in building the team, shaping the technical direction and developing smart solutions with real impact.
Tasks
- Manage and coach a new 6-person group-wide AI development team
- Design, build, and scale production-ready LLM, RAG, and agentic systems
- Develop AI Insurance Advisors, policy analysis tools, and automated document processors
- Select tools and manage scalable enterprise AI infrastructure across cloud or on-prem
- Connect modular AI pipelines into existing corporate .NET stacks and APIs
- Partner with IT, business units, and the board from ideation to production
Profile
- 3+ years working experience in software development, data science, or AI engineering
- Advanced skills in LLMs, RAG, agentic systems, and model fine-tuning
- Proven track record building scalable AI pipelines and LLMOps/MLOps infrastructure
- Proficiency in Python, vector databases, cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP), and ideally Website
- Experience in technical mentoring, team leadership, and strategic architecture
- Fluency in both German and English
We Offer
- Build a central AI team shaping the product roadmap of a successful FinTech company
- Own a group-wide AI platform with direct reporting lines and high executive exposure
- Enjoy complete autonomy over architecture, infrastructure, and tool selection
- Benefit from a hybrid model combining remote flexibility with a modern office in Wiesbaden/Mainz
- Work with rapid decision-making processes and high individual responsibility
- Receive an attractive compensation package, certified training, and employee benefits
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Jack Rushman
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