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AI Engineer

AI / ML Engineer • On-site • Full-time Hungary Budapest, Hungary

AI engineering role at thyssenkrupp's Hungarian development centre, responsible for developing and operationalising solutions across both classical machine learning and modern generative AI use cases. The work covers end-to-end AI systems from data preparation to production deployment, in close collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and operationalise solutions across classical AI/ML/DL and generative AI use cases
  • Build, evaluate and optimise machine learning and deep learning models for business applications
  • Integrate data and AI services from APIs, third-party platforms, cloud services and internal systems
  • Develop robust pipelines for data preparation, feature engineering, model inference and AI workflow orchestration
  • Ensure solution quality through testing, monitoring, validation, performance optimisation and responsible AI practices
  • Collaborate closely with data engineers, analysts, web application developers and other stakeholders to understand data needs and ensure data is readily available and accessible
  • Document architectures, processes and implementations, and promote best practices in AI engineering and MLOps

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of experience in machine learning engineering, AI/GenAI engineering, applied ML or data science
  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience
  • Strong proficiency in Python for AI/ML development, data science, scripting and automation
  • Experience with relevant Python libraries and frameworks such as Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch and/or TensorFlow
  • Solid knowledge of SQL and PySpark for querying, transforming and processing data at scale
  • Experience working with Databricks as a central data platform for analytics, data processing and AI/ML use cases
  • Hands-on experience building LLM-powered applications, including RAG pipelines, agent frameworks, vector databases and evaluation methodologies
  • Practical knowledge of Docker and containerisation for packaging and deploying AI solutions
  • Experience integrating data and services through APIs, cloud services and internal enterprise systems
  • Proficiency with version control systems such as Git

Nice to have

  • Ideally FastAPI for API-based integrations
  • Production experience on Azure (App Service, Container Apps, Key Vault, Storage, Azure OpenAI / AI Foundry, AI Search) preferred
  • Exposure to orchestration and workflow tools such as Airflow, Kafka or similar technologies is a plus

Soft skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skillsAbility to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholdersCollaborative mindset and experience working in cross-functional teamsAttention to detail and commitment to data quality

What we offer

  • Modern office in the 11th district with community spaces, cafe rooms, an own cinema and a skybar
  • Flexible working hours and home office opportunity
  • Competitive salary and a wide range of other benefits (cafeteria and bonus)
  • Being part of a successful and growing technology company
  • Language learning in small groups, choosing from 7 languages
  • Organised leisure time activities (board games, sport activities)

About the company

thyssenkrupp is an international industrial and technology group with around 98,000 employees; in fiscal year 2023/2024 it generated sales of 35 billion in 47 countries. Its business is organised into five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe and Marine Systems. Its Hungarian development centre runs a 1,000-strong engineering team working on electromechanical steering systems, and its developments can be found in 25% of the cars manufactured worldwide.

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