AI engineer / Consultant (m/f/d)

Your tasks

• Actively contribute to the assessment, piloting,development and maintenance of AI-based services and solutions for our clients
• Actively contribute to the development of non-AI-based data services for our clients, such as e.g. classical data analytics projects
• Write concepts and technical proposals for the acquisition of new projects in the field of AI and data-driven solutions
• Actively communicate with non-technical team members, clients, and partners
• Elaboration of reports, concepts and presentations
• Support internal GFA AI initiatives and our innovation pipeline: assessment of technical feasibility, assist requirement analysis, develop pilot solutions and support deployment

Your profile

• University degree (MA) in computer science, economics, statistics, data science, physics, mathematics or another degree with a strong quantitative focus
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience in the context of public sector AI, ideally including in digital product or service development
• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning
• Software Development skills, several of the following: Python (FastAPI)Microservice design, API & MCP design & development Docker, design of Docker images, container orchestration Databases: Postgres Deployment pipelines, web server configuration (NGINX, Traefik etc.)
• AI experience: Design, deployment and management of Vector/Graph Databases. Experience in the production use of agent frameworks such as LangGraph, SmolAgents, OpenAI Agent SDK, CrewAI or PydanticAI, and are familiar with typical LLM-based workflows such as conversational AI, RAG, information extraction, tool calling and LLM-based evaluationAzure Machine Learning: set-up and management of compute spaces. Knowledge of, and ideally practical experience with, modern approaches such as Agentic RAG, GraphRAG, multi-agent workflows, text-to-SQL and code retrieval
• Basic knowledge know-how of IT systems, webarchitectures, data protection concepts
• Full proficiency in written and spoken German and English. French is an asset
• Strong writing, communication and presentation skills
• Proactive and self-motivated with a strong desire to learn and grow
• Based in Berlin or Hamburg or willing to move Advantageous:
• Experience with cloud deployments and MLOps, for example on Azure, GCP or AWS
• Experience with deployment and maintenance within Kubernetes

What do we offer?

An opportunity to be part of a multicultural and diverse team that comes together in Hamburg's lush green district of Volksdorf to work on issues that are at the heart of international cooperation. We lay the foundation for you to grow and learn with GFA, providing continuous skills development and further training. Additionally, we offer the following:

• Flexible working time arrangement: A blend of flexi-time and office- and remote working days helps balance professional and personal commitments.
• Work-life balance: Our family-orientated policies enable a healthy balance between your professional and private life. We grant a tax-free childcare allowance (daycare) and offer family leave when you need to take care of your relatives.
• Health and wellbeing: We provide access to gym membership with a rich selection of wellness and sport programs around the city. Additionally, staff members organize various sporting activities and events.
• Mobility: To promote climate-friendly commuting, we subsidise the nationwide public transport pass (Deutschlandticket) and offer the opportunity to lease a bicycle or e-bike.
• Surrounded by nature: GFA's barrier-free offices are set in natural surroundings, and easily accessible from Hamburg's city center. At your convenience, the offices are also within reach of public and social amenities.