Senior Agentic AI Engineer

About the Role

Innovation at BMW Group means imagining what no one else can. Artificial Intelligence and machine learning are pivotal in shaping next-gen mobility, especially in areas like automated driving. This role demands intellectual leadership and expertise to identify and harness AI trends and technologies that will transform travel for good.

We specialize in AI, Generative AI, and Generative Design, driving the identification, industrialization, and scaling of new technologies into practical applications. We combine openness, pioneering spirit, and implementation strength to actively shape the future of BMW.

What awaits you?

• You will take overall technical responsibility for complex, cross-functional AI initiatives – from requirements analysis through to implementation.
• You will independently identify, evaluate, and manage AI-related projects.
• Furthermore, you will design and develop end-to-end, scalable AI systems to enable the efficient industrialization of customer projects, with a particular focus on GenAI.
• You will work closely with internal IT units, business departments, and cross-functional partners.
• Moreover, you advise business units and management, providing clear strategic guidance and applying systematic thinking.
• You coordinate and manage collaboration with internal and external partners, representing the company in strategic committees.
• You will foster cultural change by coaching, empowering, and inspiring colleagues from diverse disciplines and support the evaluation of emerging technologies and contribute to shaping the company’s technology roadmap.

What should you bring along?

• University degree (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Mathematics, Physics or comparable field.
• At least 5 years of practical experience in software development with Python.
• At least 3 years of experience in implementing and industrializing AI solutions, including at least one major open-source framework (e.g., LangChain, Pytorch).
• Strong methodological expertise in at least two of the following areas: Generative AI, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, MLOps, or platform development.
• Hands-on experience in data engineering, including building and managing database systems and data pipelines.
• Practical experience in cloud and infrastructure engineering using AWS or Azure, as well as GitOps practices in production environments.
• Strong proficiency in software development best practices such as clean code principles, object-oriented programming, DevOps, and testing.

What we offer?

• Challenging projects with which we are shaping the mobility of tomorrow together.
• Wide range of personal and professional development opportunities.
• Attractive, fair, and performance-related remuneration.
• High level of job security.
• Annual special payments such as vacation pay, Christmas bonus, and profit sharing.
• Flexible working hours including 6 weeks annual leave and overtime compensation.
• Discounted BMW & MINI conditions.
• Many other benefits at bmw.jobs/benefits.

Key skills/competency

• Agentic AI
• Generative AI
• Machine Learning
• Software Development
• Python
• MLOps
• Cloud Engineering
• AWS/Azure
• Data Engineering
• Natural Language Processing