Senior Applied AI Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Applied AI Engineer (AI): Designing and deploying scalable AI-based solutions to improve R&D efficiency for quantum experiments with an accent on LLMs and agentic AI systems. Focus on implementing LLMOps, building evaluation pipelines, and automating complex research workflows.

Location: Hybrid in Paris, France

Company

hirify.global is a quantum computing company focused on developing advanced R&D processes and quantum architecture.

What you will do

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of AI-powered features and tools for R&D teams autonomously.
• Evaluate, benchmark, and deploy LLMs and agentic AI systems for simulation and real-life quantum experiments.
• Implement and promote LLMOps and DevOps best practices, including model versioning and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and product managers to translate needs into technical AI workflows.
• Lead design and code reviews and mentor junior engineers in their technical growth.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of experience focusing on AI/ML systems in production (LLMs, RAG, or agentic pipelines).
• Strong track record of shipping maintainable code using CI/CD, testing, and observability.
• Hands-on experience with prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, and model selection.
• Professional English proficiency, both written and spoken.

Nice to have

• Experience working in scientific or R&D-heavy organizations.
• Experience with agentic AI frameworks such as LangChain.
• Knowledge of workflow automation tools or data pipelines (Airflow, Prefect).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).

Culture & Benefits

• Equity through a BSPCE plan and direct IP compensation for core patent contributions.
• Hybrid work policy with up to 40% remote work per month.
• Comprehensive parental plan including crèche support and additional days off for childcare.
• Mental health support via moka.care and Urban Sports Club membership.

Hiring process

• Screening call, Hiring Manager interview, and Technical interview with the team.
• Leadership and Fit interviews.
• Reference check.