Senior AI Platform & Research Infrastructure Engineer (m/f/d)

Description: Looking for an employer you can count on? Join us! Senior AI Platform & Research Infrastructure Engineer (m/f/d) Your Role and Responsibilities: Design, develop, and operate a federated AI platform and model management environment for universities and research institutions. Develop web applications, APIs, backend services, and platform components for AI model lifecycle management. Build and integrate AI middleware, model registries, API gateways, authentication services, and multi-tenant platform capabilities. Implement governance, approval, deployment, monitoring, and automation workflows for AI services and models. Develop and operate Kubernetes-based cloud-native infrastructure, including CI/CD, monitoring, logging, and automation. Collaborate with research partners, platform operators, and stakeholders in a national research infrastructure environment. Your Qualifications: Required/Minimum Qualifications Master's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.   Other Requirements   Professional experience in software engineering and distributed systems. Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or similar technologies. Experience with APIs, databases, cloud-native technologies, containers, and Kubernetes. Knowledge of authentication, authorization, identity management, and DevOps practices. Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills. Professional proficiency in English.   Additional or Preferred Qualifications: Experience with AI platforms, LLMs, machine learning infrastructure, or model serving. Knowledge of multi-tenant platforms, API gateways, federated IAM, and OpenAI-compatible APIs. Experience with CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and platform operations. Familiarity with metadata standards, FAIR principles, or research infrastructures. Experience in higher education, research, public-sector, or open-source environments. Conditions: Working time full time (40 hrs) flexible working model with electronic time recording Contract duration 30.09.2029, a further employment is intended Remuneration up to E 13, see  Entgelttabelle TV-L Annual leave /                   compensatory time off 30 days  (24.12. + 31.12. additionally day off) Overtime is compensated by additional time off Benefits Up to 60% mobile work for suitable tasks, mostly two-person offices, bus and subway (U6) on the doorstep, free parking, pension plan of the Versorgungsanstalt des Bundes und der Länder (VBL), state-of-the-art work equipment, Cooperation Agreement with Sports Facility Providers for Discounted Membership What you can expect at LRZ: Are you looking for a multifaceted and intellectually stimulating position in a dynamic, cooperative and innovative work environment? Then LRZ is the place to be for you! Here at LRZ a collegial, appreciative work environment meets an international crowd of experts…