Senior AI Engineer
Job Summary
At adesso we dont build agentic AI as a demo we build it to run in production for clients who need it to work. Were looking for a senior AI engineer who can own that end to end: from the first workshop with a clients leadership team to a live monitored agentic system that actually changes how a business runs.
Interested in shaping how an entire organization adopts and/or uses AI Wed love to hear from you.
Your role
Youll work hands-on inside client project teams and youll pass on what you know along the way internally we grow together.
You lead the design and technical validation of agentic workflows that automate complex multi-step business processes across industries.
You work hands-on inside client project teams owning end-to-end solution architecture on cloud platforms (Azure AWS Snowflake). You balance functional requirements against scalability security and long-term maintainability and you make the call when trade-offs are needed.
You build and deploy containerized agentic applications using modern frameworks (Pydantic AI LangGraph and others) with production-grade monitoring evaluation and observability from day one.
You connect AI agents to existing enterprise systems data warehouses APIs third-party platforms following solid engineering practice not shortcuts.
You lead process discovery and optimization workshops with senior stakeholders. You ask direct questions challenge assumptions and help them land on the agentic use cases worth prioritizing.
You turn business requirements into agentic process designs with real ROI and you make that impact visible: KPIs cost savings operational gains no spin.
You own senior stakeholder relationships across engagements. When priorities clash between business and technology leadership you say what needs to be said clearly and with the reasoning behind it.
You build those relationships further over time spotting where else adesso can genuinely help.
You share what you build and learn internally externally for example through publications events and client presentations because good work is worth talking about.
Your profile
A masters degree in Computer Science AI/ML Software Engineering or a related field.
5 years of hands-on experience in AI/ML engineering or software development ideally in complex enterprise environments.
Real deployment experience on a cloud platform (Azure AWS or Snowflake) networking security storage monitoring scaling. Not just theory youve done it.
Strong Python skills (or a similar language) and practical experience with LLM frameworks like Pydantic AI or LangGraph.
A solid grip on GenAI fundamentals: prompt engineering RAG agent design patterns evaluation and observability.
Experience with MLOps practices vector databases (Pinecone Weaviate pgvector or similar) CI/CD pipelines and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
A knack for process mapping and optimization you can take a messy business problem and turn it into a technical solution that actually works.
Solid project management and client relationship skills. You genuinely enjoy coaching junior colleagues and sharing what you know thats not a chore for you its part of the job.
Youre comfortable in the room with senior stakeholders holding your own with both business and technology leadership.
Fluent in English French and Dutch.
Good to have
A PhD in a relevant field.
Why adesso
We are ONE adesso: whatever the project or location is we work as a team and we put whats best for adesso to keep the teamspirit.
Were hands-on we are quick pragmatic uncomplicated and flexible. We solve problems in front of us rather than talking to long about problems.
Were open-minded respect honest feedback and sharing what we know comes as a standard.
Were straightforward we say what we mean to clients and colleagues alike. We take a clear position.
Our benefits
Meaningful work and projects: work within your domain of expertise where you can create value for customers and grow together with the company
Strategic opinion: your opinion and contribution to the expansion of the company is very valuable and counts! You can give the company direction bringing in your ideas creativity and vision for future growth!
GrowTogether: with over 400 training courses and our digital learning platform we support your continuous development.
Knowledge sharing & building communities: you will build a knowledge center and Agentic AI community not only in Belgium but together with the Netherlands!
Work-Life Balance & Flexibility: Enjoy hybrid working options and a dynamic work environment: we are located nearby the Brussels North Train Station in Gare Maritime - Tour & Taxi where with a lot of different facilities are present: food corner gym padel courts . there is even a skate park :)
Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive salary company car with mobility budget charging card net allowance meal vouchers insurances and 32 days of annual leave.
Global Reach with Local Expertise: you will be part of a small agile company where our culture code will drive us to success. As part of an international company we are supported in different domains with expertise and top notch reference cases!
If that sounds like how you already work wed like to meet you.
Apply now and help us build agentic AI that clients actually put into production.
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About Company
adesso sorgt als unabhängiger IT-Dienstleister durch Beratung und Softwareentwicklung für den Erfolg Ihrer Projekte und die Zukunftssicherheit Ihrer Anwendungen.