Senior AI Engineer – RAG & AI Agents
Iris.ai
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇳🇴 Norway
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Senior
Tech Stack
CloudDjangoFlaskPython
About the role
- Own the full development lifecycle — from idea to architecture, implementation, testing, and delivery of real-world AI products
- Design and build robust AI systems, including Iris.ai’s proprietary Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and LLM Evaluation Frameworks used by leading R&D teams
- Drive innovation by testing new approaches and bringing new AI research into production
- Collaborate across teams — work closely with researchers, product managers, and fellow engineers to shape and ship powerful features
- Build systems for performance and reliability, ensuring they are scalable, testable, and maintainable
- Contribute to a global mission to transform how the world interacts with scientific knowledge and applied AI
- Thrive in a remote-first, agile environment, contributing meaningfully within a distributed, deep-tech team
- Keep learning, always — we’ll support you with space, mentorship, and resources to grow as an AI engineer
Requirements
- 5+ years in software development, including 3+ years with Python
- Solid experience in web backends (Django/Flask), REST APIs, databases, and cloud infrastructure
- Familiarity with ML systems or motivation to learn in depth
- Ability to work in a remote-first, collaborative environment
- Proficiency in English
- Any of these is an advantage: Advanced degree in Computer Science or related field
- Previous work with LLMs, NLP, or AI model evaluation
- Experience contributing to or using RAG systems in production
- Open-source contributions, academic research, or mentoring
Benefits
- Competitive salary with annual reviews
- Stock options to share in our long-term success
- 30 days annual paid vacation + bonus days
- Flexible work hours
- Flexible work location - You choose where to work from
- Hybrid model or 100% remote work - You want it? - You have it!
- Regular Team building activities and travels
- Seasonal Working Camps (summer / winter)
- Personalized Work Equipment Allowance - choose your own Gear
- Learning & Development Allowance - we will sponsor you to join global conferences or take upskilling courses
- Career Enhancement Plan
- New technologies introduction & testing opportunities
- Knowledge transfer, Work buddies, PairCoding, Mentorship opportunities, weekly Tech Deep Dives Workshops, Conferences, Hackathons
- Freedom to bring innovation and your ideas to life
- Free MultiSport card
- Cool Sofia office in a central location
- Private Health Insurance - Premium package
- Bi-annual health checks
- Charity and volunteer activities
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Hard skills
PythonDjangoFlaskREST APIsdatabasescloud infrastructureML systemsRAG systemsNLPAI model evaluation
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationremote workinnovationmentorshipadaptabilityproblem-solvingteamworklearningagility
Certifications
Advanced degree in Computer Science