Forward Deployed Engineer Manager (AI)

Location: Hybrid working from the Amsterdam office, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Company

hirify.global is a global management consulting group that combines data science, technology, creativity, and management consulting to support client transformations.

What you will do

• Identify client operational challenges where AI can create value and turn them into deployable solutions.
• Design and implement LLM-based systems, including autonomous agents, RAG pipelines, workflow automation, and conversational interfaces.
• Integrate AI solutions with APIs, databases, and business tools while complying with GDPR, the EU AI Act, and model licensing requirements.
• Benchmark foundation models, rapidly prototype, and validate solutions with users and stakeholders.
• Drive adoption through training, communication, and iterative improvements in production.
• Communicate effectively with engineers, business teams, and senior decision-makers.

Requirements

• Grounding in computer science, AI, or a related technical field; practical building ability is valued over a specific degree.
• 5+ years of professional experience; strong graduates with substantial LLM projects are also encouraged to apply.
• Hands-on LLM experience, including advanced prompting, RAG, fine-tuning, agent orchestration, and systematic model-output evaluation with evaluation sets and regression testing.
• Strong Python skills and the ability to work with other languages required by client environments.
• Experience integrating APIs and connecting heterogeneous systems.
• Ability to understand client context, prioritize useful solutions, and deliver value quickly.
• Teaching, active listening, and communication skills for working with non-technical teams across different levels of expertise.
• Fluent English and Dutch required.
• Willingness to take responsibility for high-value engagements in a dynamic AI practice.

Nice to have

• Experience with LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI SDK, Anthropic SDK, or similar applied AI frameworks.
• Experience deploying and operating solutions in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Exposure to MLOps or LLMOps, including model CI/CD, prompt versioning, evaluation pipelines, and observability.
• Understanding of vector databases, embeddings, neural networks, and latent-space concepts.
• German language skills are an advantage; support is available for learning German.

Culture & Benefits

• Engagements are measured in weeks, with solutions deployed to real users alongside client teams.
• Exposure to multiple industries and architectures without job-hopping.
• Opportunity to shape a growing AI practice with access to experienced colleagues.
• Hybrid work from the Amsterdam office with flexibility for deep-work location.
• Competitive salary, hospital insurance, and a performance-related bonus.
• Learning budget, funded Anthropic, AWS, and Databricks certifications, paid conference time, mentoring, and a path toward lead engineer or client-facing architect.
• hirify.global cannot provide a work permit for this position.