Senior AI Engineer

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  • Bunq
  • Amsterdam, NH
  • Full-Time
  • 6 days ago
  • €1.5
Published
May 7, 2026
Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Senior AI Engineer: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role: A senior engineer who builds and deploys production-grade LLM and machine learning systems to support bunq's AI-first transformation across teams.
  • The Person: Design, train, fine-tune and deploy production-grade LLMs and AI agents, partner with teams to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions, and optimise model cost and performance.
  • Requirements: Experience with LLM fine-tuning, production-grade LLM applications including agentic systems and RAG, classical ML and behavioural modelling, and ML infrastructure and MLOps (AWS).

Job Description

At bunq, we're not just building a banking app; we're reshaping how people around the world experience financial freedom. As a Senior AI Engineer, you will be the driving force in powering our AI-first transformation. You’ll be instrumental in building the intelligent systems that break our biggest bottlenecks and fundamentally change how we operate, ensuring that as we scale, we move smarter and faster than ever before.

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Take Ownership

As a Senior AI Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in executing our AI-first strategy and revolutionizing how every team at bunq operates. You will:

  • Design and deploy production-grade AI agents and systems that automate complex workflows and unlock new capabilities for all departments, such as operations or marketing.

  • Leverage our extensive datasets to train, fine-tune, and implement sophisticated LLMs and machine learning models that solve critical business challenges and drive innovation.

  • Act as a key AI expert and partner to teams across bunq, identifying high-impact opportunities and translating diverse business needs into robust, scalable AI solutions.

  • You build production-grade LLM applications (agentic systems, RAG, tool-use).

  • You are experienced with LLM fine-tuning and cost optimization strategies.

  • You have deep knowledge of classical ML and behavioural modelling.

  • You have a strong grasp of ML infrastructure and MLOps (AWS).

  • You excel at translating business problems into scalable AI solutions.

  • You are fluent in English – able to communicate effectively in a global team, ensuring collaboration and clarity across all project stages.

All new hires are subject to Pre-employment Screening (PES), which includes checks conducted by our third-party partner, DISA. This is part of our commitment to a secure and trustworthy workplace

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Your space to perform

We give you the space and the tools you need to succeed

Great, international colleagues who share your mindset

‍ Hybrid setup: after 3 months in-office, work 2 days remote, 3 days in-office weekly.

Digital Nomad Program: After your first year, enjoy up to 20 days per year to work while traveling, combining flexibility with strong team collaboration

We reward tenure with a dedicated travel budget: €1.5k after 2 years and €3k after 4 years to visit another core office.

We support growth with bunq Academy and €1500 annual learning budget

 Massive discount with Urban Sports Club

 Travel expenses are covered whether you come walking or by bike, bus or car (though we prefer green choices )

 A MacBook so you can Get Shit Done with us

Delicious lunches from our fabulous in-house chefs with vegan and vegetarian options

An optional pension plan with monthly contribution from bunq

Monthly contribution to your phone and internet bills

Friday drinks and other celebrations - bunq style

Key Skills
? Key Skills in dark blue have been inferred based on similar industry roles
LLM Fine-tuning Prompt Engineering Pytorch Tensorflow Mlops (AWS) RAG Architectures Model Deployment Behavioral Modelling Machine Learning Nomad AWS LLM ML

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