AI Engineer - Network
Koninklijke KPN N.V.13 hours ago
Amsterdam, NetherlandsSenior
Responsibilities
- Build, develop, and maintain agentic AI systems for autonomous network optimization and decision-making.
- Design systems, validate software quality, monitor runtime behavior, and take ownership of production operations.
- 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 solutions.
- Integrate agentic AI solutions into 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, with an active interest in emerging frameworks and research.
- Strong analytical, communication, adaptability, and ownership skills.
Benefits
- Gross monthly salary of €5,216 to €7,843 based on experience and a 40-hour workweek.
- Fixed 13th-month bonus with the option to allocate it to a FLEX & BOOST goal.
- Annual individual and collective salary increases under the Collective Labour Agreement.
- €1,500 annual sustainable employability budget for training, coaching, courses, or other development activities.
- Flexible leave days, transition leave, and the option to exchange public holidays for religious or cultural holidays.
- Hybrid work options, with the stated schedule requiring Monday in Amsterdam, Tuesday in Amersfoort, Wednesday in Amsterdam, Thursday in Amsterdam, and Friday at a client office.
- Home-office webshop support including a mobile phone and laptop.
- 50% discount on KPN products and services.
- Full public transport reimbursement or commuting allowances of €0.23 per kilometre by car and €0.40 per kilometre by bicycle.
- Lease-bike purchase option with a monthly KPN contribution for employees with a permanent contract.
- Pension contribution of 25% of pensionable salary, with KPN contributing 17.5% and the employee contributing 7.5%.
- Candidates must already reside in the Netherlands.
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About Koninklijke KPN N.V.
Koninklijke KPN N.V. is the incumbent Dutch telecommunications provider, selling mobile, fixed internet and TV, and managed ICT and cloud services to consumers, SMEs, and enterprises. It operates nationwide fiber and 4G/5G networks and provides data, voice, and security solutions, plus wholesale access to other providers. KPN is a public company headquartered in Rotterdam and listed on Euronext Amsterdam (ticker KPN).