
AI Enablement Engineer
Posted Sep 16

Posted Sep 16
This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ireland, +1 more country.
• Define the technical vision for AI Enablement.
• Identify and spearhead solutions to intricate, high-impact challenges within the organization.
• Establish engineering standards and patterns.
• Collaborate directly with various functions to grasp their goals and workflows.
• Prioritize initiatives where AI Enablement can deliver significant value.
• Guide projects from problem identification through experimentation to quantifiable results.
• Develop and implement AI-driven tools, agents, automations, and traditional software.
• Make decisions on build vs. buy based on value, capability, cost, security, and maintainability.
• Construct scalable, secure, observable, reliable, and maintainable production systems.
• Set benchmarks and evaluate engineering, tooling, and model costs against the value generated.
• Create reusable capabilities, governance frameworks, and methodologies.
• Shape and oversee AI tooling, security, production utilization, and expenditures.
• Share expertise, mentor others, and elevate AI and engineering competencies within the organization.
• Establish best practices and deliver actionable insights.
• Lead an initial opportunity from discovery through experimentation to production.
• Develop a repeatable AI Enablement model and scale successful strategies.
• Ideally, 10+ years of experience in designing, building, and operating complex production software.
• Strong hands-on experience with modern AI, particularly in AI-powered products, internal AI tools, or production LLM applications.
• Experience leading intricate, high-impact technical projects across team or functional boundaries.
• Solid foundation in architecture and software engineering, covering APIs, integrations, cloud infrastructure, security, scalability, observability, and reliability.
• Strong instincts regarding product and commercial aspects.
• Excellent strategic judgment linking technical choices to business outcomes.
• Ability to work independently, influence without authority, and drive critical tasks to measurable results.
• Outstanding communication, listening, and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong judgment concerning build vs. buy decisions, governance, security, quality, and cost.
• Proven track record of enhancing the effectiveness of others through technical leadership, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.
• Strong growth mindset and dedication to providing actionable feedback.
• Deep curiosity about AI and a desire to apply it for organizational enhancement.
• Experience with tools that assist teams in utilizing AI, agentic systems, AI evaluation and orchestration, AI governance, and AI tooling/model expenditure management is a plus.
• Private healthcare.
• 2 Wellness Days.
• Employee assistance program.
• Free online GP service.
• Competitive compensation.
• Employee Share Purchase Scheme.
• Pension.
• Life Assurance.
• Income Protection.
• Bike to work scheme.
• Tax saver transport tickets.
• 2 weeks leave for Fertility Treatment, Pregnancy Loss, and Menopause.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Benefits.
• Excellent learning environment.
• Extensive development opportunities.
• Development programs.
• Access to online resources including LinkedIn Learning.
• 3 moving days.
• Flexi-time.
• Working from home.
• Remote work.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Opportunities for skill enhancement, career progression, and participation in industry events.
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