Lead AI Engineer (d/f/m)
At a glance
Senior AI Engineering role at Baker Hughes. IT-FI-FLORENCE-VIA FELICE MATTEUCCI 2 · full-time · €43,600–€70,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Lead the build and integration of AI model-serving systems, including architectures for AI and generative AI applications
- Set safe deployment and rollback approaches, then improve serving performance, scale, resilience and cost
- Prepare and review performance, load, resilience and cost tests, and confirm services are ready for production
- Guide engineers through coaching and code and design reviews, while aligning with platform, MLOps, reliability, security, data and product teams
What you bring
- A master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, artificial intelligence or a related subject
- Strong Python skills and a record of delivering production-ready software systems
- Hands-on experience with containerized microservices, API design and versioning, and AWS
- Knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps, plus experience mentoring engineers and leading technical work
- Fluency in Italian and English, and an EU work permit
Who this fits
This senior technical leadership role suits someone who can shape production AI serving and coach other engineers. The position is based in Florence, Italy, and offers flexible working hours.
From the employer
Are you a highly motivated, creative individual and passionate about sales and proposals?
Would you like to be a part of successful team?
Join our Artificial Intelligence Engineering Team
We design, build, and operate AI services that power critical business processes, including real-time decisioning, document understanding, predictive maintenance, computer vision, and Generative AI use cases. Our focus is on turning validated AI models into reliable, secure, and scalable production services.
Partner with the best
You will play a key role in enabling Baker Hughes’ mission to make energy safer, cleaner, and more efficient through intelligent technologies. As a Lead AI Engineer, you will lead the design and delivery of AI serving capabilities that meet strict requirements for performance, reliability, cost control, and operational readiness, while mentoring other engineers and driving consistent engineering standards across teams.
As a Lead AI Engineer, you will also be responsible for:
- Leading the design, analysis, implementation, and integration of AI model serving solutions.
- Designing and standardizing serving architectures for AI and GenAI use cases.
- Defining and implementing safe rollout and rollback strategies. Driving performance, scalability, and cost optimization.
- Establishing and reviewing runtime resilience patterns. Providing technical leadership and coaching through design and code reviews.
- Developing and reviewing performance, load, resiliency, and cost test plans.
- Ensuring operational readiness for production launches. Participating in architecture, operational readiness, and security reviews.
- Collaborating with Platform, MLOps, Reliability, Security, Data, and Product teams.
Fuel your passion
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
- Strong experience delivering production-grade software systems.
- Expertise in Python development.
- Experience with containerized, microservice-based architectures.
- Strong understanding of API design and versioning. Experience with AWS.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.
- Fluent Italian and English
- EU permit
Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too.
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect.
Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
Comprehensive private medical care options
Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
Tailored financial programs
Additional elected or voluntary benefits
For Italy: The initial pay range for this position will be EUR 43,600 To 70,000. The provisions of Contratto Collettivo Industria Metalmeccanica e della installazione di impianti will be applied to this position. Section VI – Titolo IV of that collective bargaining agreement relates to pay.
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Digital Technology Specialist - Data Science