Lead Engineer - Applied AI & Data Products
<div class="show-more-less-html__markup show-more-less-html__markup--clamp-after-5 relative overflow-hidden"> <p>Are you excited about building smart, data-driven products using the latest AI technologies — and about owning the technical and customer-facing responsibility that comes with it? At SQUER, we help our customers unlock the potential of AI through real-world software solutions — not by building custom models from scratch, but by applying LLMs, cloud-native AI services, and smart engineering. Join our Product Delivery Unit and lead how applied AI enhances modern digital products.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Your tasks</strong></p><ul><li><strong>AI-Powered Product Architecture:</strong> Design and own the architecture of AI-enhanced software products using modern cloud services and frameworks (e.g., Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, LangChain).</li><li><strong>Applied LLM & Expertise:</strong> Apply Large Language Models (LLMs), cognitive services, and related technologies to solve complex, high-impact customer problems independently.</li><li><strong>Customer Consulting:</strong> Lead workshops and technical discussions with product managers, designers, and customer stakeholders, representing SQUER with confidence and identifying where AI adds measurable value.</li><li><strong>Scalable Systems Design:</strong> Architect scalable data pipelines and APIs that power intelligent features in production-grade environments, taking full technical ownership.</li><li><strong>Technical Leadership & Mentorship:</strong> Guide and develop engineers within your team, shape our applied AI engineering practices, and ensure project and team success.</li><li><strong>Thought Leadership:</strong> Represent SQUER's applied AI expertise externally — through client relationships, internal knowledge-sharing, or community engagement.</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><strong>Your qualifications</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Extensive Software Engineering Experience:</strong> Several years of hands-on and architectural experience in software engineering (e.g., Python, Java, C#, JS/TS, or similar).</li><li><strong>Applied AI Depth:</strong> Proven, independent experience applying AI services in production (e.g., LLMs, NLP APIs, cognitive services), not just experimenting.</li><li><strong>Cloud Platform Ownership:</strong> Confident designing and deploying AI-driven features on AWS, GCP, or Azure at production scale.</li><li><strong>Data & API Architecture:</strong> Strong understanding of data processing, APIs, and databases (SQL & NoSQL), with the ability to make architectural decisions independently.</li><li><strong>Leadership & Mentorship:</strong> Ability to guide, coach, and develop other engineers, and to take responsibility for a team's delivery and satisfaction.</li><li><strong>Customer-Facing Confidence:</strong> Comfortable representing SQUER independently to customers with a high degree of professionalism.</li><li><strong>Languages:</strong> Fluency in German and English.</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><strong>Your Benefits</strong></p><p><strong>Why You'll Love Working at SQUER:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Ownership & Responsibility</strong>: at SQUER, we believe in empowering our team. In our flat hierarchies, your ideas and actions matter more than titles. Take the reins, make an impact and grow with us.</li><li><strong>Learn & Grow</strong>: Tap into a € 5.000 annual training budget to sharpen your skills and take advantage of our in-house Leadership Academy. Join and be part of our active tech community through meetups, hackathons and training sessions. Get up to 40h/year additional time off for your personal education.</li><li><strong>Exciting Challenges & Real Impact</strong>: Dive into diverse projects where your work truly makes a difference – for our clients and for SQUER.</li><li><strong>Flexibility for Performance</strong>: Benefit from hybrid work options, flexible hours, workations within the EU, and additional vacation days – giving you the freedom to perform at your best.</li><li><strong>Tailored Tools for Success</strong>: Choose your preferred hardware configuration and leverage our suite of AI tools and licenses (Anthropic, OpenAI, and more) to suit your working style.</li><li><strong>We Value You</strong>: Beyond perks and benefits, we offer a competitive annual salary to recognize your exceptional contributions.</li><li><strong>Be Part of a Thriving Team Culture</strong>: At SQUER, collaboration and connection are at the heart of what we do. Through open communication, shared successes, and meaningful team events – including our annual SQUER offsite – we cultivate a culture where everyone feels valued and inspired to grow together.</li><li><strong>A Perks-Packed Workplace</strong>: Work in a central office near Ostbahnhof and enjoy meal vouchers, EGYM Wellpass membership, a free Deutschland-Ticket, JobRad, referral bonuses, Corporate Benefits, and Pluxee employee gifts for special occasions.</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><em>We believe in transparent and fair compensation. For this role, the annual gross salary ranges between € 81.000 and € 103.000 – the exact placement depends on the seniority level we assess together during the process.</em></p> </div>