- Company Name
- adesso Belgium
- Job Title
- Freelance AI Engineer
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Freelance AI Engineer
**Role Summary**
Design, develop, and deploy end‑to‑end AI solutions leveraging GPT, Azure AI services, and related technologies. Prototype AI scenarios from concept to user experience, engineer effective prompts, integrate AI services into existing systems, document workflows, and collaborate cross‑functionally with product, design, and technical teams.
**Expectations**
- Deliver complete AI use‑cases within a 12‑month contract.
- Produce clear, maintainable code, documentation, and design artefacts.
- Maintain high quality, security, and performance standards.
- Stay current with AI, ML, and cloud innovations; integrate relevant advances.
- Communicate progress and findings to stakeholders and technical peers.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Prototype AI use‑cases rapidly, translating business needs into technical specifications.
- Engineer prompts and fine‑tune models to optimize performance.
- Design, build, and deploy solutions using Azure OpenAI, Azure Functions, and other Azure services.
- Integrate AI services with existing systems, RESTful APIs, and enterprise data layers.
- Document code, processes, and workflows for reproducibility.
- Participate in code reviews, knowledge‑sharing sessions, and DevOps practices (CI/CD, IaC).
- Collaborate with design and product teams in co‑creation workshops to define feasible use‑cases.
- Educate technical and business stakeholders on generative AI capabilities and best practices.
- Monitor and evaluate industry trends, experimenting with new techniques.
**Required Skills**
- 3–7 years of experience in data engineering, AI, or ML projects.
- Proficiency in Python and SQL.
- Expertise in prompt engineering and large‑language‑model (LLM) integration.
- Hands‑on experience with Azure AI services, Azure Functions, and cloud architecture.
- Ability to develop and consume RESTful APIs.
- Knowledge of big‑data frameworks (e.g., Spark), ETL/ELT pipelines, and orchestration tools.
- Experience with DevOps/DataOps (CI/CD, IaC, monitoring).
- Familiarity with agentic approaches (OpenAI Agent SDK, MCP Tools).
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and presentation skills.
- Adaptive, proactive, detail‑oriented, and collaborative mindset.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field.
- Fluent in English; Dutch or French language skills considered a plus.
- Relevant certifications in Azure, AI/ML, or data engineering are advantageous but not mandatory.