Senior Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Engineer
Ciklum is looking for a Senior Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Engineer to join our team full-time in Romania. We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live. About the role: As a Senior Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. Senior, autonomous, delivery-focused — capable of owning architecture decisions and shipping a production-grade system in a tight 16-week window with significant client-side dependencies. Architect and build a multi-agent AI system (~12 specialized agents) supporting innovation for the clients — covering new product development, event-based products, and cost optimization. Sole engineering owner of the build, working alongside a 0.5 FTE Director (QA & workshop moderation) and P&G SMEs. Responsibilities: Design and implement the multi-agent orchestration architecture end-to-end Build the knowledge graph and data pipelines across the 13 MVP-critical data sources Integrate and prompt-engineer LLMs via Azure OpenAI; implement reliability techniques (Best-of-N, two-pass chain verification, self-reflection loops, confidence gating, expert-panel consensus, deterministic tool use) Stand up the Azure deployment: AKS / Azure Functions, Cosmos DB / Azure SQL, Blob Storage, Entra ID SSO, App Insights monitoring Partner with P&G SMEs on UAT, back-testing, and sensitivity testing during Weeks 13–16 Requirements: Strong production experience building multi-agent or agentic LLM systems (orchestration frameworks, tool use, RAG) Hands-on Azure stack proficiency: Azure OpenAI Service, AKS, Cosmos DB / Azure SQL, Blob Storage, Entra ID Knowledge graph design and data pipeline engineering (Python) Proven track record with hallucination mitigation, evaluation harnesses, and confidence scoring Comfortable working directly with non-technical domain experts and running technical validation cycles Desirable: Prior R&D, CPG, or regulated-industry deployments Experience with Monte Carlo / NumPy simulation sandboxes Background in patent/regulatory-aware AI workflows What`s in it for you? Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies Enjoy radical flexibility – work remotely or from an office, your choice Care: Medical subscription to Regina Maria, meal tickets of 40 ron net/day worked About us: At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress. In Romania, we welcome top-tier tech talent — whether from our Bucharest office or fully remotely. Tap into deep industry knowledge, grow your career, and make an impact in an empowering environment. Want to learn more about us? Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn. Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum! Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum. Apply To This Job