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Applied AI and Infrastructure Engineer

Hybrid in Pozuelo de Alarcón·Added yesterday

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UNIR

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Overview

Job details

  • Permanent contract

    Per the ad.

  • Hybrid

    Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

  • Have the right to work in Spain

    UNIR doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.

  • Speak fluent Spanish

    Listed as a requirement in the ad.

  • Work in English

    English is required, per the ad.

  • Be near Pozuelo de Alarcón for hybrid days

    No relocation package mentioned.

  • Have 3+ years of experience

    Mid-level role.

Skills

Nice to have

This job advert was originally written in Spanish.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Demonstrable experience of 3 to 5 years building AI systems in production, with real experience taking solutions from prototype to production environments.

  • Solid knowledge of LLMs, including prompting techniques, skill generation, and building and integrating MCPs.

  • Experience designing RAG systems, including chunking, embeddings, vector databases, and integration with language models.

  • Experience building agentic systems using frameworks such as LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, or similar, as well as their orchestration.

  • Strong Python skills, with the ability to write clean, maintainable, and tested code.

  • Solid knowledge of infrastructure and DevOps: Docker, CI/CD, Git, and the Linux command line.

  • Experience designing and consuming REST APIs using FastAPI, Flask, or equivalent technologies.

  • DevOps mindset and operations orientation: the ability to work not only at the application layer but also on the deployment, maintenance, and evolution of systems.

  • Professional-level Spanish and sufficient English to work with technical documentation and libraries.

Nice to have

  • Experience with infrastructure as code, especially Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent tools.

  • Knowledge of cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP), especially compute, storage, and networking services.

  • Experience in observability, using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and different logging and tracing stacks.

  • Knowledge of GitOps, Helm, and deployment automation.

  • Experience in LLM evaluation and observability, including evals, quality metrics, and hallucination detection.

  • Experience with vector databases such as pgvector, Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, or similar.

  • Familiarity with MLOps and data pipelines oriented toward Artificial Intelligence projects.

  • Experience in model fine-tuning, including techniques such as SFT, LoRA, or equivalent.

  • Personal projects, open source contributions, or a technical portfolio on GitHub.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

✅ Permanent contract in a leading educational group in continuous growth.
📍 Hybrid work model and flexible working hours.
💻 Joining a team that works with AI applied to real production, within an expanding company.
🚀 Work with current technology: applied Artificial Intelligence, LLMs, agents, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud.
🎓 Development plan and continuous training, with access to our educational platforms.
💰 Competitive salary commensurate with the experience and knowledge you bring.
🤝 A technology environment where you can take part in real projects and take responsibility for the solutions you build.

📩 We want to meet you!

If you are passionate about applied Artificial Intelligence, enjoy building solutions that reach production, and want to work combining AI, engineering, and infrastructure, this is your opportunity!

The role

📢 We are looking for IT talent specialized in Artificial Intelligence and infrastructure!

At Grupo PROEDUCA, a leader in online higher education, we are looking to bring on board an Applied AI and Infrastructure Engineer to join our technology team and take part in building, deploying, and operating Artificial Intelligence systems in production.

We are looking for a builder profile, someone capable of taking an idea from proof of concept to a real, stable, and scalable system. A professional with solid knowledge of applied AI and a technical foundation in infrastructure, DevOps, and cloud, who enjoys building solutions and taking responsibility for their operation in production.

You will join an environment where Artificial Intelligence is at the core of new products and services, working with current technologies such as LLMs, agents, RAG, Kubernetes, Docker, and real-time voice platforms.

What you'll do

  • Design and build AI systems based on LLMs and agents, working on agent orchestration, tool use, memory, and error recovery mechanisms.

  • Create agentic platforms and multi-agent systems ready for production environments, incorporating orchestration, tools, memory, sandboxing, and security.

  • Design and develop real-time voice platforms using LiveKit, WebRTC/SIP, Kubernetes, and traditional voice pipelines based on STT + LLMs + TTS.

  • Design RAG systems and take part in model adaptation through fine-tuning when it adds value to the domain and use case.

  • Build and consume REST APIs to expose AI systems and integrate them with our data sources and internal services.

  • Containerize and deploy services using Docker and Kubernetes, working with Dockerfiles, manifests, and deployments on clusters.

  • Automate infrastructure through CI/CD and infrastructure as code, using tools such as Terraform and creating reproducible environments.

  • Operate and monitor deployed systems through metrics, logs, and traces, designing solutions focused on observability, reliability, and scalability.

  • Prototype new ideas in short sprints: hypothesis formulation, architecture definition, development, and creation of functional demos.

  • Write clean, maintainable, tested, and observable code, actively participating in the team's code reviews.

About UNIR

UNIR (Universidad Internacional de La Rioja) is a leading online university headquartered in Logroño, Spain, offering a wide range of undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. With a strong focus on digital education, UNIR has become one of the largest online universities in the Spanish-speaking world, serving tens of thousands of students across Spain, Latin America, and beyond. The university is part of the PROEDUCA group, which also includes other educational institutions, and employs a large team of academics, mentors, and administrative staff.

In Spain, UNIR has a significant presence with offices and operations in multiple cities, including Logroño, Madrid, and Barcelona. The university is known for its innovative approach to online learning, combining technology with personalized academic support. For international professionals, UNIR offers opportunities in teaching, academic coordination, product development, and technology roles, often in a remote-friendly environment. The work culture emphasizes flexibility, digital innovation, and a commitment to accessible education, making it an attractive option for those looking to contribute to the future of online learning.

Industry
Online Education
Founded
2009
Employees
1,000–5,000
Headquarters
Logroño, Spain
In Spain
Logroño, Madrid, Barcelona
Website
unir.net

Good to know if you are moving

  • UNIR is a Spanish-founded company, so it offers a genuine local work culture with international reach.
  • The university operates in a remote-friendly environment, with many roles allowing flexible work arrangements.
  • UNIR has a strong presence in Latin America, offering opportunities for cross-border collaboration.
  • The company invests in educational technology, providing roles in product, engineering, and design.
  • International professionals may find opportunities in academic coordination and teaching, especially for master's programs.

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Additional information

The EDUCATIVO Group is firmly committed to equal opportunities and diversity, thereby creating an environment free from all discrimination.

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