Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer (AI)

Location: Cologne, Germany

Company

hirify.global is a European e-pharmacy focused on using technology and data to improve healthcare access and services.

What you will do

• Analyze business processes and operational challenges to identify opportunities for AI, software, and process improvements.
• Shape solutions with business stakeholders and translate redesigned processes into practical technology.
• Design, build, and evolve production-grade software and agentic AI systems.
• Develop and integrate applications, APIs, data, AI components, and agentic workflows.
• Manage solutions from discovery and experimentation through implementation and operational adoption.
• Ensure AI solutions can be evaluated, monitored, and operated reliably in production.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience shipping AI-enabled applications or systems.
• Experience with Git, automated testing, containers, and CI/CD.
• Practical knowledge of generative AI, agentic systems, tool use, evaluation, observability, failure modes, and production operations.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar technologies and domains while maintaining high engineering standards.
• Strong business judgment, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment within a central Data & AI organization spanning data science, AI engineering, ML engineering, MLOps, and data engineering.
• Individual work-from-home arrangements may be available when office presence is not required, including up to 20 days per year anywhere in the EU.
• Urban Sports Club membership and access to free, anonymous mental-health support.
• Fully covered Deutschland Ticket.
• Support for individual development through internal and external training.