Senior AI Engineer with Python (Business Connectivity)

You can restart pretty much any device. Also, a bank?

Commerzbank is a leading international commercial bank with branches and offices in almost 50 countries. The world is changing, becoming digital, and so are we. We are leaving the traditional bank behind us and we are choosing to move forward as a digital enterprise

.
As part of this strategy, Commerzbank continues the expansion of its Digital Technology Center in Sofia, Bulgaria. We need motivated people who will join us on this journey, and we are looking for a Senior AI Engineer with Python in our Business Connectivity tea

m.
The Business Connectivity Cluster drives Commerzbank's transformation into a digital technology leader by developing and advancing essential integration technologies, including APIs, TokenManager, Kafka, MFT, and MCP. These tools form the backbone of our digital infrastructure, enabling innovative and seamless customer solutions in the German market. We are building an AI-powered incident intelligence platform that integrates with internal enterprise systems (via MCP servers) such as API logs, monitoring tools, incident management systems, and deployment pipelines. For this, we are looking for a Senior AI Platform Engineer with a strong software engineering focus and solid DevOps capabilities to design, implement, and evolve this system from prototype to production sca

le.
Your responsibilities would consist

• of:
  Designing and implementing AI-powered agent systems for root cause analysis and operational intellig
• ence;Building and maintaining integrations with internal systems via APIs, MCP servers, event streams, and message brokers (e.g., Ka
• fka);Designing retrieval pipelines using embeddings and vector datab
• ases;Implementing context engineering strategies (chunking, re-ranking, token optimization, retrieval tun
• ing);Developing structured data models to correlate logs, incidents, monitoring signals, and deployment ev
• ents;Building, deploying, and operating services in cloud environm
• ents;Designing CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows for AI serv
• ices;Ensure security, compliance, and auditability in a regulated enterprise con
• text.Continuously evaluating emerging AI technologies and translating relevant market developments into product improvem
• ents;Contributing to architectural decisions in collaboration with enterprise architecture t
• eams;Working in an Agile team s

etup.
The skills and experience we would like you to

• have:
  Several years of professional software engineering experience with
• Python;Strong experience building production-grade systems (not only prototypes). Experience designing and operating agent-based or retrieval-augmented systems. Understanding of LLM evaluation strategies, hallucination mitigation, and observability for AI s
• ystems.Solid experience with embeddings, vector databases, and retrieval optimi
• zation;Very good API design and integration skills. Experience working with event-driven architectures and message brokers (e.g., Kafka). Familiarity with OAuth2 a
• nd OIDCExperience with Containerization, Kubernetes basics and cloud se
• rvices;Good understanding and experience in setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, with a strong understanding of GitOps tools (e.g., ArgoCD), container registries, Helm charts, and modern deployment wor
• kflows.Knowledge in the field of Software Archit
• ecture;Deeply curious about AI advancements and continuously stay up to date with market develo
• pments;Good team player with a high ability to work in cross-locational and international
• teams;University degree in IT or re

levant.
In return, w

• e offer:
  Good work-life balance, including 25 days annual paid leave (increasing with 1 day per year up to 31 in total), flexible working hours, work-from-home and work from abroad oppor
• tunities;Luxury package of additional health and dental i
• nsurance;Food vouchers in the amount of EUR 80
• monthly;6 additional annual days off for exceptional circu
• mstances;Employee assistance program for psychological, financial, and legal consu
• ltations;Multisp
• ort card;Annual contribution of EUR 153 net per child for a summer camp/school/kindergarten for children up to a
• ge of 15;Possibilities for building career-advancing skills by covering training/certification courses and conferences based on individual learning and development needs, access to an online learning
• platform;Opportunities for long-term professional development in a stable, 150-year-old company while contributing to the vision of a new, just starting Digital Technolog
• y Center;Friendly and supportive multicultural environment, open to new opinions a

nd ideas.
Commerzbank is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, color, national origin, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetics, disability, age, or any other charac

teristics.
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