About the Position

Applied AI, Forward Deployed Machine Learning Engineer - Amsterdam

About Mistral

Mistral provides full-stack AI solutions: from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute. We partner with enterprises tackling the hardest problems across high-stakes industries like finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector, co-creating customized AI systems that they can run on their terms.

We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East. We are creative, low-ego, and team-spirited.

About The Job

Mistral AI is seeking an Applied AI Engineer to facilitate the adoption of its products among customers and collaborate with them to address complex technical challenges.

The Applied AI team is Mistral's customer-facing technical organization. We work directly with enterprise clients from pre-sales through implementation to deploy cutting-edge AI solutions that deliver measurable business impact.

Our team combines deep ML expertise with strong customer engagement skills, operating like startup CTOs who own end-to-end project execution. By joining the team you'll bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI research and real-world enterprise applications, ensuring our solutions are robust, scalable, and aligned with both customer needs and Mistral's technological vision.

Responsibilities

Help deploy into production use cases with considerable business impact across various industries.
Work on state-of-the-art GenAI applications from consumer products to industrial use cases, driving technological transformation with our customers.
Collaborate with researchers, other AI engineers, and product engineers on complex customer projects involving fine-tuning, state-of-the-art LLM applications, and contributing to our open-source codebases.
Participate in pre-sales calls to understand potential clients' needs, challenges, and aspirations. Provide technical guidance on our products and explain Mistral technologies to various stakeholders.
Collaborate with our product and science team to continuously improve our product and model capabilities based on customers’ feedback.

Requirements

Fluent in English.
2+ years as a technical individual contributor (data scientist or software engineer) on AI-based products.
Proven experience in AI or machine learning product implementation with APIs, back-end, and front-end interfaces.
Experience in Fine Tuning LLMs, tackling advanced RAG or agentic use cases.
Deep understanding of concepts and algorithms underlying machine learning and LLMs.
Strong technical coding skills in Python.
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts in simple terms to technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice to Have

Contributed to open-source projects, particularly in the space of LLMs.
Experience as a Customer Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, or Technical Product Manager.
Experience with deep learning using Pytorch.

We Offer

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Benefits vary by country and may include healthcare coverage, parental leave, retirement plans, relocation support, wellness programs, meal and transportation allowances, and other location-specific perks.

For the most up-to-date details on benefits available in your location, please refer to our Benefits page.

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Applied AI, Forward Deployed Machine Learning Engineer - Amsterdam

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