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Sigmar Recruitment

Principal AI Engineer

Sigmar Recruitment
Ireland · Full-time · Mid-Senior

We are working with a leading tech company that is looking to hire a Principal AI Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to take a lead in the companies AI strategy moving forward. They offer an excellent salary with some flexibility around this as well as a generous bonus and other benefits.

They work in a flexible hybrid with 1-2 days onsite (this may be flexible) and 3-4 days remotely, based in Dublin.


Primary Duties


  • Design, develop, and maintain LLM-based application components across multiple projects, with a strong emphasis on Python programming
  • Optimize AI and machine learning models for performance, cost, and reliability at scale.
  • Set the technical direction for AI engineering, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and technology roadmaps.


Requirements


  • 10 years + Experience Engineering/ML
  • Experience in building and deploying Large Language Model (LLM) applications at scale
  • Demonstrated expertise in designing and deploying RAG solutions, vector search, and embedding techniques.


On Offer


  • The client will provide an excellent salary of €120,000 - €180,000
  • Hybrid working, 1-2 days onsite (potentially flexible) and 3-4 days remotely
  • Unlimited career growth


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Posted
Jan 05, 2026
Type
Full-time
Level
Mid-Senior
Location
Dublin

Industries

Financial Services

Categories

Information Technology

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