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Amber

Turn-key game development services

AI Lead

Applied Machine LearningConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time€70k - €120k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • Several years of experience developing and operating machine-learning or artificial-intelligence systems in production, ideally in SaaS or B2B.
  • Experience leading or building an engineering team and developing technical teams and setting clear priorities.
  • Deep understanding of modern AI technologies, including large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, vector databases, embeddings, and ideally agent-based architectures.
  • Strong software architecture and backend development skills; proficiency in Python; familiarity with cloud infrastructure, continuous integration and continuous delivery, and MLOps practices.
  • Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
  • Ability to make data-driven, pragmatic technical decisions with attention to maintainability and scalability.
  • Awareness of data protection and security, and ideally experience with enterprise compliance requirements.
  • Clear and reliable communication in German and English, and confidence engaging stakeholders from engineers to executive management.

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical vision and architecture of the AI platform, including in-house-trained small language models, vectorization, retrieval-augmented generation pipelines, and agent-based workflows.
  • Lead the AI Engineering team technically and disciplinarily, develop the team, and expand it in line with growth objectives.
  • Translate product requirements into a technical roadmap with Product and executive management, prioritizing according to customer value.
  • Ensure systems are scalable, performant, and reliable, covering model selection, evaluation, and production monitoring.
  • Establish best practices for machine-learning and large-language-model operations, code quality, testing, and deployment, and continuously improve engineering processes.
  • Own engineering security and compliance requirements, including GDPR compliance, ISO 27001, and access-control awareness.
  • Monitor developments in large language models, retrieval, and agents; evaluate new technologies and decide which to introduce into the platform.
  • Support the team as a technical sounding board, promote technical excellence, give feedback, and foster an environment where engineers can grow.
  • Contribute operationally for 70–80% of the role.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience developing and operating machine-learning or artificial-intelligence systems in SaaS or B2B environments.
  • Experience with agent-based architectures.
  • Experience with enterprise compliance requirements.

About the Company

Amber

Turn-key game development services

Amber is a global game development agency offering end-to-end, turn-key product development for mobile, PC, and console games. Its vertically integrated services cover full game production, co-development, art, engineering, QA, live operations, and localization, handling projects from concept to delivery. It partners with major studios and publishers (Amazon, Disney, Riot Games, Netflix, King, Roblox) and has shipped titles like Sky: Children of the Light, Gotham Knights, and Tetris Beat, while also creating original games such as Link Twin and Rumble Heroes. A €20 million investment in 2022 and acquisitions of Scorpius Games, KaraOKulta, and Madbricks show its plan to grow into a leading independent global game production partner through mergers and acquisitions.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Late Stage VC
Total funding
$20M
Headquarters
Bucharest, Romania
Founded
2021

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