Senior AI Engineer - Generative AI (f/m/d)

Do you have a passion for technology and want to make the world a greener place?

Join the forefront of energy transition with E.ON's Digital Technology organization, as part of our technology in-house consulting, Expert Services. As a professional services organization, we collaborate closely with our business units, providing pivotal services that accelerate E.ON's ambitious Digital Transformation strategy.

If you have a passion for leading the green transition with digital innovation, become a playmaker in our energetic and diverse team of more than 500 Expert Services consultants.

It's on us to make new energy work!

The Team – your impact

As a Senior AI Engineer (f/m/d), you will be responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing AI solutions that enhance decision-making, improve operational efficiency, and enable smarter energy solutions. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, providing technical leadership and ensuring best practices in AI implementation.

Your Role – meaningful & rewarding

• Lead the development and enhancement of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures using Python and FastAPI.
• Design and implement AI-powered solutions leveraging Azure OpenAI Service (GPT-4, Ada) and Azure Search Service.
• Architect and optimize database models, ensuring efficient data handling using Python, PySpark and Pydantic.
• Oversee and optimize Azure infrastructure, troubleshooting issues and enhancing system performance.
• Develop and enforce logging and monitoring strategies for proactive issue detection and system stability.
• Automate and streamline infrastructure management tasks using Terraform.
• Provide strategic direction for API development, ensuring best practices in RESTful API design and async programming.

Your Profile – authentic & open-minded

• A degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• Extended years of professional experience in AI development, cloud infrastructure, or a related field.
• Strong expertise in Python and experience with FastAPI for RESTful API development.
• Extensive experience in cloud infrastructure management, particularly in Azure.
• Deep knowledge of Azure Document Intelligence, Azure OpenAI Service, Azure Search Service, and Azure Blob Storage.
• Proven experience in database management (Azure SQL) and containerized deployments (Azure Container Registry).
• Strong understanding of GitLab CI/CD for automated deployments and testing.
• Expertise in LLM-based applications, including prompt engineering, embeddings, and vector search.
• In-depth knowledge of RAG architectures and their application in AI/ML scenarios.
• Experience with DevOps practices for cloud-based infrastructure maintenance.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to drive technical projects.
• Knowledge of AI Applications in SAP is a plus.
• Fluency in English; German language skills are a plus.

Our benefits – smart & useful

• Enjoy flexibility: You can combine coming to the office and working from home flexibly. It's even possible to go on work for up to 20 days per year within Europe.
• Advance your development: We grow and we want you to grow with us. Learning on the job, exchanging with others, or taking part in an individual training – our learning culture enables you to bring your personal and professional development to the next level.
• Get connected: Take the opportunity to engage in our Digital Empowerment Communities for collaboration, learning, and network building.
• Recharge your battery: You have 30 days of paid vacation per year plus Christmas and New Year's Eve off. Your battery still needs charging? You can exchange parts of your salary for more paid vacation or you can take a sabbatical.
• Elevate your mobility: From car and bike leasing offers to a subsidized Germany ticket – your way is our way.
• Think ahead: With our company pension scheme and a great insurance package we take care of your future.
• This is by far not all… We are looking forward to speaking with you about further benefits during the hiring process.

Do you have questions?
For further information please contact the Talent Acquisition Team, EDT_Talent_Acquisition@eon.com.

Please understand that for data protection reasons we can only accept applications submitted via our portal. Unfortunately, we cannot consider application documents that reach us by email or post.

What you need to know:
Job Req ID: 234776
Contract type: Permanent
Working time: Full time
Company: E.ON Digital Technology GmbH
Location: Munich, Berlin, Essen, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Hanover, Würzburg
Function area: Consulting; Data/IoT; IT/Digital

Inclusion

It is important to us that people with disabilities have access to a fair application process, providing them with an opportunity to shine. Therefore, our representative body for severely disabled people will be included in the process from an early stage. Please let us know via the application form if you require technical or organizational adjustments during the application process. We will strive to make the required aids available.

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