As an AI Engineer at Surein.de, you will design and implement the core intelligence layer of our AI-native backend automation platform. This high-impact IC role involves building production-grade AI systems, including model integration, retrieval pipelines, and agentic flows. You'll own AI components that directly enhance user experience, automation accuracy, and platform intelligence, collaborating with backend engineers to ship end-to-end features.
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AI Engineer at Surein - AI-native backend automation platform
Surein.de, a Sequoia Arc alumni company backed by leading investors, is revolutionizing backend automation with its AI-native platform. We're seeking an AI Engineer to design and implement the core intelligence layer, building production-grade AI systems that transform high-volume unstructured data into structured, automated workflows. This is your chance to make a significant impact on user experience and automation accuracy.
Overview
Role overview
Company
Surein
Surein.de - Sequoia Arc alumni, AI-native automation
Backed by Pact VC, xDeck VC, Sequoia Capital (Arc), Atlantic Labs, Warrick Shanly, Robin Haak, Vincenz Klemm.
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Design and implement AI-powered backend components for classification, extraction, enrichment, and decision-making.
- Build retrieval and context pipelines, including embeddings, vector stores, indexing, and model-aware context assembly.
- Develop evaluation, monitoring, and observability workflows using tools like Langfuse for continuous improvement.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- Strong experience with LLMs, embeddings, vector databases, retrieval pipelines, and prompt engineering.
- Ability to translate ambiguous real-world content into structured extraction, classification, or decision flows.
- Familiarity with building production-grade AI services (Python or TypeScript) and modern AI tooling (Langfuse, Weaviate, Pinecone, etc.).
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Build production-grade AI systems, not just research demos, with full ownership over critical AI components.
- Join Surein.de, a Sequoia Arc alumni company backed by leading investors, pioneering AI-native backend automation.
- High-impact IC role directly improving user experience, automation accuracy, and platform intelligence for regulated environments.
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