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Senior AI Engineer

Remote, Barcelona·Full-time·Added 1 month ago (last checked 12 Oct)

Allianz

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Overview

Work mode
Remote (Barcelona)
Contract
Full-time
English
Required
Experience
5+ years
Education
University degree

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Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field, combined with 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
  • Strong programming expertise in modern languages such as Python, Java, TypeScript, or JavaScript, with solid software engineering fundamentals and experience working with AI-assisted development tools and coding agents.
  • Hands-on experience with AI technologies, including Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), embeddings, prompt engineering, and AI evaluation methodologies.
  • Practical knowledge of Spec-Driven Development (SDD), Contract-First Design, or related approaches, using technologies such as OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, JSON Schema, Protocol Buffers, or policy-as-code frameworks.
  • Experience designing and delivering cloud-native solutions in Azure, AWS, or OCI, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and modern DevOps practices.
  • Strong knowledge of software architecture and integration patterns, including API-First Design, Event-Driven Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, microservices, and messaging technologies such as Apache Kafka.
  • Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases, combined with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience collaborating across multidisciplinary teams in agile environments and proficiency in English (B2 level or higher).

Nice to have

  • Experience applying Spec-Driven Development to AI-powered systems and agentic architectures.
  • Insurance industry knowledge and familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, DORA, or the EU AI Act.
  • Experience working in international and distributed software development organizations.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.
  • We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
  • From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
  • Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.

The role

If you are passionate about leveraging Artificial Intelligence to transform the way software is designed, developed, and delivered, this role is for you.

You will join the BMP Retail team, where we are driving the adoption of AI-first engineering practices, Agentic AI, and Spec-Driven Development (SDD) across multiple lines of business. As a Senior AI Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and building intelligent, scalable, and production-ready solutions that accelerate software delivery while ensuring quality, governance, and compliance.

You enjoy solving complex business challenges, working at the intersection of software engineering and AI, and translating abstract ideas into structured specifications and practical solutions. If you are motivated by innovation, automation, and delivering measurable business impact in a collaborative and international environment, we would love to hear from you.

What you'll do

  • Collaborate with product owners, architects, and business stakeholders to understand business needs, challenges, and opportunities, translating them into clear solution requirements and success criteria.
  • Design end-to-end AI-enabled solutions, defining domain models, API contracts, data schemas, decision rules, and policies that serve as the foundation for development and automation.
  • Drive the adoption of Spec-Driven Development (SDD) practices, using specifications as a single source of truth to enable AI-assisted generation, validation, testing, and documentation of software solutions.
  • Develop and integrate AI-powered tools, agents, and orchestrators that improve efficiency, quality, and speed throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
  • Design and implement robust integrations with internal APIs, databases, search platforms, and enterprise services while ensuring secure access control and governance standards.
  • Deliver scalable backend services, APIs, data layers, and frontend capabilities that support BMP Retail products and business processes.
  • Continuously improve AI agents, prompts, specifications, evaluation frameworks, and guardrails to enhance solution quality, reliability, and business value.
  • Participate in architecture discussions, specification reviews, code reviews, testing activities, demonstrations, and troubleshooting of complex technical issues.
  • Contribute to effort estimation, feasibility assessments, and technical decision-making within agile development teams.
  • Promote engineering excellence through best practices, documentation, automation, and knowledge sharing.

Hiring process

1 interview

  • Recruiters usually contact you within two weeks of applying.
  • Interviews assess professional skills, potential and soft skills for culture fit.
  • Recruiter contact within two weeks of applying.

About Allianz

Allianz is a global financial services giant and one of the world's largest insurers, offering a wide range of insurance and asset management products to individuals and businesses. With over 150,000 employees and operations in more than 70 countries, Allianz is a category-defining leader in the insurance industry, known for its strong brand and financial stability.

In Spain, Allianz operates through several entities, including Allianz Seguros, Allianz Direct, and a joint venture with BBVA, with offices in Madrid and Barcelona. The company is a major employer in the Spanish insurance market, offering roles in areas such as underwriting, claims, IT, data, AI, and cybersecurity. For international professionals, Allianz Spain provides opportunities to work in a multicultural environment, with many roles requiring English or German, and offers competitive benefits and career development programs.

Industry
Insurance
Founded
1890
Employees
100,000+
Headquarters
Munich, Germany
In Spain
Madrid, Barcelona

Good to know if you are moving

  • Allianz Spain has offices in Madrid and Barcelona, with a significant IT and digital hub in Barcelona.
  • Many roles in Spain require German or English, making it accessible for international professionals.
  • Allianz is known for its strong focus on digital transformation, with many opportunities in AI, cloud, and cybersecurity.
  • The company offers competitive relocation support and international career mobility within the Allianz group.
  • Allianz has a joint venture with BBVA in Spain, creating a unique bancassurance environment.

In their own words

About the company & team

With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform, and innovate the infrastructure, applications, and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience.

We service the entire spectrum of digitalization - from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centres, networks, and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction.

In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz.

Find us at: www.linkedin.com/company/allianz-technology.

Additional information

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment for everyone. We embrace individuals of all gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, ethnicities, ages, nationalities, religions, disabilities, and philosophies of life. Ultimately, our greatest strength as a company lies in the unique skills, experiences, and backgrounds our employees contribute.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.

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