Koninklijke KPN N.V.

AI Engineer - Network

Koninklijke KPN N.V.
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3 hours ago
Amsterdam, NetherlandsSenior

Responsibilities

  • Build, develop, maintain, and operate agentic AI systems for autonomous network optimization and decision-making.
  • Design systems, validate software quality, monitor runtime behavior, and take ownership of production operation.
  • Build and maintain scalable AI/ML pipelines focused on reliability, performance, and maintainability.
  • Define and implement monitoring, testing, and governance strategies for robust and compliant production AI solutions.
  • Integrate agentic solutions with real-time network environments in collaboration with network experts, data engineers, and software teams.
  • Translate network objectives into data-driven, self-adapting models using reinforcement learning and emerging AI tools.
  • Stay current with agentic AI, reinforcement learning, and telecom network automation innovations.

Requirements

  • Strong software engineering background, including designing, building, and operating distributed systems in production.
  • Solid experience with Python and/or Java and writing clean, testable, maintainable code.
  • Hands-on production experience applying AI/ML techniques, including model deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
  • Experience with AI/ML frameworks and integrating models into larger software systems.
  • Understanding of end-to-end AI systems, including data pipelines, model serving, monitoring, and feedback loops.
  • Familiarity with cloud-native architectures, containerization, CI/CD, scalable services, and reliable platform development.
  • Interest in reinforcement learning and agentic AI, including exploration of emerging frameworks and research.
  • Strong analytical, communication, learning, and ownership skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to technical and non-technical colleagues.

Benefits

  • Gross monthly salary from €5,190 to €7,803 based on experience and a 40-hour workweek.
  • Guaranteed 13th-month salary, with options to allocate it toward a FLEX & BOOST goal.
  • Annual individual and collective salary increases under the collective labor agreement.
  • €1,500 annual personal development budget for training, coaching, or courses.
  • Flexible leave days and work-life balance support, including transition leave and religious or cultural holiday flexibility.
  • Work schedule across Amsterdam, Amersfoort, and a client office, with two office days and three work-from-home days stated as a benefit.
  • Home office setup workshop, mobile phone, and laptop.
  • 50% discount on KPN products and services.
  • Travel reimbursement including public transport coverage, car mileage reimbursement, and cycling reimbursement.
  • Option to purchase a KPN co-funded lease bike with a permanent contract.
  • Pension contribution totaling 23% of pensionable salary, with KPN contributing 16% and the employee contributing 7%.
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