Lead Engineer AI Products Accelerator (m/f/x)

  • Munich

Job description

Lead Engineer AI Products Accelerator (m/f/x)

What you can expect from us

  • Lead the technical development of AI-powered prototypes and MVPs solving user and business problems 
  • Build full-stack solutions that are usable, desirable, and fit into our existing tech landscape 
  • Work hands-on with LLMs, APIs, toolchains, vector DBs and more – from prompt engineering to evaluation 
  • Translate ideas into functioning UX – fast 
  • Collaborate directly with brand stakeholders (product, editorial, tech) and management board to shape solutions that matter 
  • Champion a build-measure-learn culture: test fast, fail smart, iterate quickly 
  • Mentor other engineers and foster technical excellence and curiosity 

What you bring with you

  • Expert-level experience with Generative AI and LLMs – using APIs (e.g. OpenAI) or building with open-source models 
    Strong full-stack engineering skills – frontend, backend, and system integration 
  • Experience with: LangChain, RAG, TTS, STT, MCP, vector databases, prompt tuning 
  • A product mindset: you care about value, usability, and speed, not overengineering 
  • A passion for experimentation, and the pragmatism to throw ideas away when they don’t work 
  • The ability to communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders and translate problems into code 
  • An interest in shaping how AI is used in real-world media products – not just demos 
  • Bonus: Knowledge of media platforms, ad tech, or analytics tools

About the company

In good company...
Here you are part of one of Europe's largest media companies. We make media with people for people and stand for diversity, entrepreneurship and responsibility. We offer our employees the freedom to be creative and create something new. That's why working at Burda means working "...in good company".

Innovation characterises our company, which is built on the roots and values of a family business. We are committed to actively shaping digitalisation and change in the media world. Burda is a reliable partner for the long-term success of digital business models. Examples of this include Xing, Nebenan.de and Vinted. The digital business also includes journalistic offerings such as Focus Online and Chip.de.

Our benefits

  • Promotion opportunities
  • Vocational training
  • Company pension scheme
  • Company kindergarten
  • Company bike
  • Flexible working hours
  • Home office
  • Team building
  • Further training