AI Engineer

Accenture Technology powers our clients to achieve high performance. We combine business and industry insights with innovative technology to drive growth for your business. We extend our technology and business capabilities through a powerful alliance ecosystem of market leaders and innovators to provide our clients the best specialized skills and tailored solutions.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly qualified professional to join our team as an AI Engineer, with opportunities across multiple seniority levels, including Junior Engineer, Senior, Team Lead, and Managers. In this role, you will design, build, and scale intelligent AI‑powered solutions using modern machine learning and generative AI technologies. You will contribute to the development of robust AI application architectures and help drive innovation across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI ecosystems
• Strong proficiency in Python and modern software engineering practices
• Solid understanding of AI application architectures, including Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Experience with vector databases and semantic search solutions
• Knowledge of agentic frameworks, tool calling, and orchestration patterns
• Understanding of AI safety, evaluation, monitoring, and guardrails
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Understanding of MLOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and model deployment workflows
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and develop AI‑powered solutions using state‑of‑the‑art ML and generative AI technologies
• Build and optimize LLM‑based applications, including RAG pipelines and agentic workflows
• Design and integrate vector databases, prompt engineering strategies, and tool‑calling mechanisms
• Deploy, monitor, and optimize AI systems for performance, reliability, and scalability
• Apply AI safety, evaluation, and guardrail best practices across AI solutions
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to translate business needs into AI solutions
• Contribute to architecture decisions and platform scalability initiatives
• Document designs, experiments, and operational procedures
• Depending on seniority, mentor engineers, lead technical initiatives, and drive AI strategy and innovation

Nice to Have

• Experience with frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack, or similar
• Exposure to multi‑agent systems and advanced orchestration patterns
• Experience working with large‑scale production AI systems

Additional Information

• Location: Lisbon or Coimbra
• Working Model: Hybrid