AI Engineer

Who we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related quantitative field
• Minimum of 6 years of overall software engineering experience, with at least 3 years focused on LLM application development and deployment
• Hands-on experience with parameter-efficient fine-tuning techniques such as LoRA and QLoRA
• Strong proficiency in PyTorch or JAX
• Expert-level experience with LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Haystack, along with scaling vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, or Milvus
• Proven experience building custom evaluation datasets and tracking experiments using tools such as Weights & Biases or MLflow
• Strong understanding of LLMOps, including CI/CD pipelines, prompt versioning, and model endpoint management

What you’ll do

• Design and scale agentic AI systems to support long-running, complex workflows using orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph, CrewAI, or AutoGen
• Develop systematic evaluation and benchmarking pipelines using G‑Eval, RAGAS, and LLM‑as‑a‑Judge approaches to measure performance, hallucinations, and latency
• Implement advanced retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) strategies, including multi-stage re‑ranking, hybrid search, and query expansion for high-precision knowledge retrieval
• Optimize model inference performance using quantization approaches such as AWQ and GGUF, along with caching strategies for cost‑efficient high throughput
• Collaborate closely with Data Science and DevOps teams to transition experimental prototypes into hardened, production-ready APIs
• Implement safety guardrails, red‑teaming workflows, and alignment mechanisms to ensure outputs meet industry regulations and brand‑safety standards

About the position

Imagine yourself… Doing cutting-edge AI work that places you at the forefront of the AI space Solving complex business problems through advanced Generative AI systems Growing your expertise while contributing to sustainable innovation Building intelligent solutions that transform packaging design and workflows It’s all possible with a role at Esko . Esko, a Veralto company, is a global provider of integrated software and hardware solutions that accelerate the go-to-market process of packaged goods. Our integrated platform and comprehensive tools empower brand owners, retailers, pre-media and trade shops, manufacturers, and converters to support and manage best-in-class packaging design and print processes. Innovation is built into the DNA of our business: every day, we challenge ourselves to be better by seeking new ways to elevate our products, our processes, and our people. We also know that innovation and ingenuity start with prioritizing a diverse workforce and a deeply inclusive workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.

Benefits

• Joining a highly experienced and long-established engineering hub in Prague
• Opportunity to collaborate internationally across multiple product teams
• At Veralto, your potential is amplified. Our culture of continuous improvement defines who we are, drives our success, and translates to a career without limits for our team of curious associates
• At Esko, a Veralto Company, innovation comes in every color and never in the same package. Join Esko and see how diversity of people and thought fuels a career journey like no other. Create unique technology solutions for the packaging value chain, bring new ideas to life, make and influence decisions, and experience career growth, rewards, and recognition in our global Packaging & Color organizations. Esko is proud to be a Product Quality & Innovation company in Veralto (NYSE: VLTO).  Imagine a world where everyone has access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. That is the tomorrow Veralto is creating today.  Veralto is a $5B global leader in essential technology solutions made up of over 16,000 associates across our Water Quality and Product Identification segments all united by a powerful purpose: Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources.