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AI Engineer - Mid/Senior Level

Hybrid in Lisbon·Full-time·Added 12 days ago (last checked 26 Oct)

Accenture

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Our summary

Work mode: Hybrid, Lisbon
Contract: Full-time
Languages: Portuguese
Experience: 3+ years

Skills

This job advert was originally written in Portuguese.

Requirements

What we're looking for

Strong experience in AI, Software Engineering, or related areas
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
Fluency in Portuguese and English B2 (minimum)

The role

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.

We are looking for Mid and Senior AI Engineers to join our team and contribute to the development, operation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of our data and AI platforms. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring the reliability, performance, and ongoing evolution of our AI solutions, with opportunities to make an impact at different levels of experience and expertise.

What you'll do

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

Location: Lisbon

Legal: Must own a valid work permit or EU/Schengen Space Nationality to legally work in Portugal.

Working Model: Hybrid

Experience Level: Mid - Senior (3-8 years)

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world's leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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About Accenture

Industry: Consulting
Founded: 1989
Employees: 500,000+
Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland

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