AI Engineer (Generative AI)

🚀 AI ENGINEER (GEN AI) | PERMANENT | ITALY (MILAN / TURIN PREFERRED) 🚀

AI Engineer – Permanent

Location: Italy (preference for Milan or Turin – relocation support considered)

Salary: Negotiable + performance-based bonuses

Start: ASAP / Flexible

About the Company

I am currently supporting a leading European technology consulting and innovation firm specialising in digital transformation, AI-driven solutions, and enterprise software delivery.

The organisation partners with major enterprise clients across multiple industries, designing and implementing scalable cloud-native architectures, advanced analytics platforms, and cutting-edge Generative AI solutions.

Due to continued growth within their AI practice, they are looking to hire an experienced AI Engineer to join their Italian team.

The Role

This is a permanent opportunity for an AI Engineer with strong expertise in Generative AI, Python, Docker, and microservices architecture.

You will work on the design and deployment of AI-driven applications and intelligent agent-based systems, integrating them into enterprise-scale environments.

While Azure experience is preferred, experience with any major cloud platform is also welcome.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy Generative AI solutions and AI agents
• Develop AI-powered backend services using Python
• Build and integrate microservices and APIs
• Containerise applications using Docker
• Work with Azure cloud services (or other major cloud providers)
• Contribute to scalable, production-ready AI architectures
• Collaborate closely with engineering and client-facing teams
• Maintain high standards of code quality, testing, and documentation

Required Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ professional experience in AI engineering, software engineering, or related disciplines
• Strong expertise in Generative AI and AI application development
• Advanced proficiency in Python
• Solid experience with Docker and microservices architectures

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• Experience with Azure (other cloud platforms also considered)
• Resident in Italy
• Fluent Italian (spoken and written)
• Willingness to relocate to Milan or Turin if not already based there
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

What’s on Offer

• Permanent contract
• Competitive, negotiable salary
• Performance-based bonuses
• Long-term career progression within a rapidly growing AI practice
• Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale AI transformation programmes

📩 Interested? Contact info@optimistech.co to learn more about this fantastic opportunity!