(Senior) AI Product Engineer (m/w/d)
Posted by Legalhero | Budget: $125397 (fixed)
Job Description & Project Requirements
Location: Berlin <br><strong>What You'll Do</strong><p>You’ll identify open AI opportunities, build them from start to finish, and bring them to real users. As a Senior AI Product Engineer, you’ll work across our three product squads: You’ll single-handedly turn unaddressed topics into products, hand them off once they’re up and running, and serve as a sparring partner for the squad PMs on all AI-related topics. For us, “senior” refers to your approach to work, not your years of experience. You’ll report directly to Product Leadership.<br><br><strong>Your Responsibilities</strong><ul><li>Independent AI projects (about half of your time)</li><li>You’ll identify high-impact AI opportunities in our legal workflows - in areas where no specific squad is responsible</li><li>Validation happens quickly: discussions with attorneys, Legal Ops, and insurers; prototypes built in days</li><li>You’ll bring the winning solutions into production yourself: routing, chaining, summarization, and agent-based loops</li><li>You’ll hand off mature features to the squad - complete with documentation, evaluations, and a handover plan</li></ul>Support for the squads (the other half)<ul><li>Feasibility, costs, model selection, risks: You’ll answer these questions before every AI feature is launched</li><li>You support the teams in designing evaluations, golden datasets, and guardrails</li><li>You review concepts before they go into the roadmap - including prompt injection and compliance risks (GDPR, Section 203 of the German Criminal Code)</li><li>You advance AI best practices: prompt engineering standards, LLM observability, and agent-based coding workflows</li></ul></p><br><strong>What you bring</strong><p><strong>Must-have</strong><ul><li>Multiple production-ready AI/LLM systems that you’ve shipped to real users and taken responsibility for - no prototypes</li><li>Demonstrable product ownership: from a vague problem to a finished product</li><li>Strong Python skills and a solid foundation in software engineering (Git, testing, CI/CD, code review)</li><li>In-depth experience with LangGraph, LangChain, or similar - including an understanding of what’s happening under the hood</li><li>Proficiency with LLM provider APIs: function/tool calling, structured outputs, streaming</li><li>Evaluations, golden datasets, and guardrails before deployment</li><li>Solid prompt engineering - you know when to use which technique</li><li>Business-level English; German is a major plus due to our legal domain</li></ul><strong>Soft Skills</strong><ul><li>The maturity to work without a squad around you: You set your own priorities and know when to say no</li><li>You can explain a technical trade-off to a lawyer and a legal workflow to an engineer</li></ul></p><br><strong>What we promise</strong><p><strong>Work Environment & Flexibility</strong><ul><li>Office-first: 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home - with flexibility in how you structure your work</li><li>Modern, air-conditioned office with plenty of natural light and a large rooftop terrace overlooking Berlin</li><li>Central location between Gleisdreieck and Potsdamer Platz</li></ul><strong>Benefits</strong><ul><li>Full coverage of the public-transport ticket</li><li>Company pension plan with a 20% employer contribution</li><li>Corporate benefits platform with discounts from many brands</li><li>Dog-friendly office</li><li>Regular company and team events, after-work fun with Switch, PS5, darts, and foosball</li><li>Free drinks, fresh fruit, and granola</li></ul><strong>Culture & Collaboration</strong><ul><li>Agile mindset with open communication - every voice counts</li><li>Feedback is part of our culture - we believe in growing together</li></ul><strong>Fast application process</strong><ul><li>Your application as an AI Product Engineer (Senior) - short and to the point</li><li>Approx. 20-minute introductory conversation with our HR team</li><li>Approx. 60-minute in-person interview with your hiring manager</li><li>Approx. 30-minute discussion with the management team</li><li>A prompt job offer</li></ul><strong>Your contact:</strong> Nadine · HR Manager · <a ---------- · [Contact Info Protected]</p><p>Find more <a href="[Link Protected] Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a> GDPR Compliance: Sourced via verified public channels under Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). [Contact Info Protected]
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