AI & Data Engineer (EU Projects)

Are you a motivated and skilled AI & Data Engineer looking for an exciting new opportunity? Do you desire a workplace where you can thrive – not just as an employee but as a whole person? Do you want to truly get the "Work in good company“ feeling?

That’s the way we

Treat each other.

Operate and do our job.

Strive to impact our community positively.

We are Telelink Business Services - a leading system integrator and end-to-end IT services provider in Bulgaria. Our passion is to help companies function better, faster, smarter, and realize their full potential in the digital world. We have offices in 11 countries in South-Eastern Europe, a team of 350+ people, 200 clients, and projects in 40+ countries.

We are constantly growing and developing, and the next step is to welcome a new star to join the team as

AI & Data Engineer

Position Highlights

We are looking for an AI Engineer with а strong research and project-oriented mindset to join our team and contribute to the design, development, and deployment of AI-powered solutions, mainly as part of EU-funded research and innovation projects (e.g., European Defence Fund, Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, Erasmus+ etc.). The role combines hands-on AI model development, technical contribution to R&D projects, and close collaboration with international partners, researchers and technology teams supporting both implementation and proposal-related activities.

Taking this role,

You Will Have the Opportunity To:

Design, implement, and evaluate machine learning and AI models for research-driven and applied innovation use cases

Preprocess, clean, and analyze structured and unstructured data to support model development and data  driven experimentation in EU projects

Integrate AI models into applications or services (as an example via APIs or microservices), ensuring compatibility with project architectures and partner systems

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (researchers, developers, domain experts) in international EU-funded consortia, supporting technical coordination and alignment

Prepare technical documentation, reports, and contributions to EU project outputs, in line with the funding requirements

Participate in experiments, benchmarking, and performance optimization of AI models

Monitor model performance in production and propose improvements

Stay up to date with current AI/ML tools, frameworks, and best practices, and actively contribute to internal knowledge sharing and innovation activities

Support the preparation of project proposals, technical annexes, and concept notes in collaboration with project managers and researchers

Contribute to the alignment of AI solutions with data protection, ethics, and EU regulatory frameworks

What You Bring

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)

1–3 years of experience working with AI/ML or data-focused software development (internships and academic projects count)

Solid programming skills in Python and experience with AI/ML libraries (as an example PyTorch, Transformers, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn) and LLM frameworks (as an example LangChain, LlamaIndex, or LangGraph)

Understanding of core machine learning concepts (supervised and unsupervised learning, model evaluation, overfitting, etc.)

Familiarity with deep learning (as an example neural networks, transformers, computer vision, or NLP models)

Experience with data processing tools, vector databases, or RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines

Basic understanding of MLOps concepts (version control, reproducible experiments, environments, CI/CD, or model deployment)

Fluent English (C1 level or equivalent) with the ability to write clear technical documentation and communicate with international stakeholders in EU-funded projects

Ability to work in multidisciplinary and international project teams, following structured project workflows and timelines

Required to pass a security background check for access to classified information

Preferred qualifications

Experience with cloud platforms (as an example AWS, GCP, Azure) for training or deploying AI models

Familiarity with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) for AI services

Experience working on research and innovation EU projects

Experience with prompt engineering, AI agents, or building RAG-based applications

Experience with RESTful APIs or backend frameworks (as an example FastAPI, Flask, Django)

Understanding of data privacy, ethical AI principles, and basic EU regulatory frameworks relevant to AI and data protection

Experience with anomaly detection, time-series analysis, or security-related ML applications

Experience collaborating with research institutions, industry partners, or public-sector stakeholders is considered a strong advantage

What We Offer

Impact: Be part of a dynamic and collaborative environment where you can have a significant impact in the ever-evolving field of IT technologies

Innovation: Be part of a team that thrives on staying ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving field of technologies

Collaboration: Create and drive a community around you  

Professional growth: Continuous Learning and Career Upskilling Opportunities  

Flexibility and Hybrid working model

Performance-based Bonus Scheme

Would you like to join?

The Role gives a unique opportunity to be someone recognizable and extremely valuable, to engage and inspire others.

The People you work with will make all the difference in your job satisfaction and your ability to grow and learn.

The Work you do will be more than just a paycheck or a task list, but a meaningful pursuit that aligns with your personal values and more importantly, fulfills your sense of accomplishment in the long run.

The Company’s Impact on many communities will make you feel proud to be associated with our brand and our work as we improve the environment we live in daily.

If you're ready to take your career to the next level, apply now! We`re looking forward to reviewing your application.

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