# Senior AI Engineer Source: https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-engineer-datashift-1d2d947d Senior AI Engineer at datashift, an on-site role based in Leuven, Belgium. Experience level: 4 Years. Posted on 7 August 2025, read from datashift's own careers page (Recruitee), which RealAnalystJobs re-checks daily and removes the role when it closes. Updated 15 November 2026. ## Key facts - Company: [datashift](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/datashift) - Location: Leuven, Belgium - Work mode: On-site - Posted: Aug 7, 2025 - Employment type: Full time - Experience level: 4 Years - Source: datashift's careers page (Recruitee), re-checked daily Skills: [SQL](https://realanalystjobs.com/skills/sql), [Python](https://realanalystjobs.com/skills/python), AWS, Azure, Airflow ## About this role At Datashift, we’re looking for a Senior AI Engineer who excels in crafting challenging technical solutions that deliver business value. Do you build and leverage AI technologies as a means to solve real business problems? Do you have a proven track record of challenging assumptions on AI, uncovering the true need behind a client’s request, and developing tailored AI solutions that make a lasting impact? As an AI Engineer, you’ll work closely with clients to reveal the core challenges before diving into solutions, selecting the best-fit approach - whether it’s generative AI, machine learning, statistical modeling, or something entirely different. You’ll build scalable applications from proof-of-concept to production. As a Senior AI Engineer at Datashift, you’ll not only be delivering projects - you’ll also coach and guide junior colleagues, act as a technical sparring partner during presales, and help shape how the team and Datashift’s AI practice evolve. This role is a natural stepping stone towards Lead or Expert, depending on where your interests lie. Responsibilities • We see AI as a means, not as a goal. We’re looking for a Senior AI engineer who always searches for the best technology to address specific data related business problems, whether it’s genAI, machine learning, statistical models, or other methods • Translate fuzzy client requirements into creative, pragmatic solutions, delivering rapid MVPs to quickly validate ideas and show business value • Scale and harden proven prototypes into robust, production-grade, and secure AI applications • Build solutions from POC to fully integrated applications, ensuring customer constraints such as security and privacy are met from the start • Understand business requirements and dare to challenge clients to clearly pinpoint the underlying problem • Ensure AI solutions are reliable and measurable, using structured evaluation, monitoring, and responsible AI practices (e.g. evaluation frameworks, guardrails, bias/quality checks) • Communicate effectively about your technical solution towards different stakeholders at all levels • Act as a mentor and technical coordinator for junior and medior colleagues, providing structured guidance rather than ad-hoc support • Initiate and participate in initiatives to share knowledge and leverage your expertise within the team • Support presales and business development as a technical sparring partner - helping scope solutions, estimate feasibility, and advise clients before a project even starts Qualifications • At least 4 years of experience as AI Engineer in industry, including experience in consultancy as a big plus • Strong quantitative or technical background (e.g. computer science, data science, mathematics, engineering, or equivalent through experience) • Proven track record of bringing business impact with successful delivery of AI applications in production environment • Strong Python & SQL skills, with a focus on data cleaning, preprocessing, and building robust pipelines • Extensive knowledge of AI, combining traditional machine learning with modern GenAI solutions and tooling (e.g., RAG, agentic workflows, vector databases, fine-tuning) • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to deploy and manage AI solutions • Proven experience with software engineering best practices (clean, modular code, pytest, Git) and DevOps/MLOps tooling (Docker, CI/CD, orchestration tools such as Airflow) • Excellent communication skills, and proven success in contributing to a team-oriented environment, with acting as a coach/mentor to junior colleagues as a plus • Fluent in English. Fluency in Dutch is a big plus Interested? Are you the Senior (gen)AI Engineer  we are looking for? Don't hesitate to apply! Description from datashift's public careers feed, reproduced so you can read the role here. Apply on the company's own site; Real Analyst Jobs never submits anything for you. ## How to apply Open [this role on Real Analyst Jobs](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-engineer-datashift-1d2d947d) and use Apply now there to reach the employer's application. The listing is re-checked against datashift's careers page daily and removed when it closes. ## datashift 13 open analyst roles on Real Analyst Jobs. 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