AI Engineer – Python & LLM
Pauwels Consulting · Brussels
Full-time · Posted on 29 October 2026
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Responsibilities
Implement AI services, agents, retrieval solutions, and API integrations.
Build reusable components for model access, prompting, context management, and logging.
Establish automated test and evaluation sets for quality, security, performance, and cost management.
Apply CI/CD and MLOps/LLMOps practices for version control, deployment, and monitoring.
Provide technical support for sandboxes and proofs of concept to ensure production readiness.
Collaborate with data and platform teams to ensure secure data flows and system integration.
Profiel
Requirements
You bring 5+ years of hands-on experience as a software, platform, or ML Engineer.
You possess strong programming skills in Python and Java.
You have practical knowledge of LLMs, embeddings, retrieval techniques, and AI agents.
You have experience with APIs, authentication, containers, and automated testing.
You possess expertise in CI/CD, Git, Infrastructure as Code, and observability.
You're attentive to security, privacy, and operational reliability standards.
You're proactive and solution-oriented with strong communication and advisory skills.
You are active in Dutch and French with a passive knowledge of English.
Nice to Haves
Knowledge of the public sector or G-Cloud context.
Ability to provide a strategic vision on AI implementation in public services.
Aanbod
Offer
Start date: 14/12/2026
Duration: 12 months
Work regime: Full-time
Location: Brussels
Working model: Hybrid (part-time remote work possible)
Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers
Original posting: www.vdab.be