AI Engineer

At a glance

The AI team at ABN AMRO is searching for an AI Engineer with a strong passion for Generative AI (GenAI), an innovative outlook, and entrepreneurial mindset. Are you eager to be at the cutting edge of GenAI advancements in the financial services sector, creating transformative and disruptive AI-powered solutions? If so, this is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for you. As part of ABN AMRO’s Innovation division, our AI team works across the bank to design and implement GenAI solutions that deliver measurable impact. We are looking for imaginative and enthusiastic individuals who are excited to push the boundaries of GenAI and thrive in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment. Our AI engineers are adaptable professionals; full-stack developers who not only possess expertise in engineering but also have a deep affinity for and experience with Generative AI and its latest innovations.

Your job

You’ll work on a portfolio of use cases that range from improving customer contact (e.g. voicebot) to revolutionizing the way we interact with documents by leveraging GenAI. As an AI engineer you’ll be working with colleagues from the team on projects across the bank. We take care of the full development cycle from exploring and identifying opportunities, experimenting, and creating prototypes, to developing scalable products. Per specific use-case our focus can be on a variety of engineering solutions ranging from backend to frontend, from leveraging LLMs to agentic AI.

Your activities include:

• Participate in the ideation and design of AI solutions with (business) stakeholders and business experts
• Experiment and implement new AI technologies (like agentic AI) and AI solutions in bank-wide projects (e.g. in Financial Crime or Operations)
• Provide expertise to other departments on how to build and scale successful AI solutions

Working environment

You’ll be part of the AI Team of the Innovation division in Amsterdam, with ample opportunities for hybrid working. We have a start-up vibe. Your team consists of 25+ people with a passion for AI and we work every day to create measurable impact for the bank. There is an open team atmosphere where initiative is encouraged, and we provide daily coaching for juniors in our teams.

Your profile

As an AI Engineer within the Innovation department at ABN AMRO, you will serve as a “blended expert.” While this role does not require you to be a Data Scientist or an IT Engineer specifically, a strong interest in both fields and a commitment to developing expertise in each are essential. You’ll need excellent problem-solving skills to be successful in this role by being able to translate complex business problems into tangible AI solutions.

We are seeking a candidate who can demonstrate this combination through relevant prior experience, whether gained in professional roles, side jobs, academic pursuits, or extracurricular activities.

Experience

• Masters degree in the field of Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence or Mathematics
• Hands-on experience with coding (backend, frontend, full-stack or API development) creating end-to-end solutions for an internship, side-job or hobby
• Familiar with the tools of the trade (e.g. Python, Databricks, Git)
• Up to date on the latest developments within AI and able to guide others in finding optimal solutions

Personality profile:

• Sense for business, and understanding of how AI and machine learning deliver value
• Pragmatic and value-focused (not afraid to work with existing solutions to reduce time-to-market)
• Able to communicate effectively with technical and business counterparts
• Team player that requires minimal steering to be productive
• Entrepreneurial (product-driven) mindset and a self-starter

We are offering

• The opportunity to be the best you can be, work flexible hours and lots of room to grow both personally and professionally
• 11% of the above salary as a benefit budget, which you can spend on additional fringe benefits or have paid out as general salary
• A personal development budget of EUR 1.000 per year
• A public transportation card for both business and private use
• A very solid pension plan
• A variety of special leaves

Please note this vacancy does not meet the Highly Skilled Migrant Visa threshold without qualifying for the “reduced salary criterion” of the IND.