Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Lead Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Engineer
Paris, France
Lead Data Engineer - AI Search (all genders)
Why Valtech? We’re the experience innovation company - a trusted partner to the world’s most recognized brands. To our people we offer growth opportunities, a values-driven culture, international careers and the chance to shape the future of experience.
Responsibilities
We are looking for a Lead Data Engineer - AI Search (all genders) to join Valtech and lead enterprise-scale AI, search, and conversational platform initiatives. At Valtech, we design and build scalable, high-performance digital solutions at the intersection of cloud engineering, AI, data, and experience design. The Tech Lead is responsible for mature study and translating architecture into scalable and production-ready solutions. This role drives detailed technical design choices, secures delivery quality, and coordinates development and integration activities across multidisciplinary teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Define detailed technical design, components, interfaces, and integration patterns.
- Lead development teams and enforce engineering standards and best practices.
- Coordinate architecture, cloud/platform, data, QA, and business stakeholders.
- Ensure delivery quality through testing, observability, and application security practices.
- Guide teams on GCP and AI Search implementation patterns.
- Lead technical discovery, estimation, and solution design workshops.
- Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies early.
- Ensure scalable, reliable, and production-ready AI solutions.
- Contribute hands-on in complex and high-impact technical areas.
- Support industrialization and operationalization of AI and search use cases.
Requirements
Must have qualifications
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience in enterprise environments.
- Strong expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and AI ecosystems.
- Experience with AI Search, conversational AI, and generative AI integrations.
- Strong application architecture, API design, and enterprise integration experience.
- Solid understanding of cloud-native, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, software quality, observability, and cloud security best practices.
- Experience working with Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code.
- Technical leadership experience, including mentoring engineers and guiding technical decisions.
- Ability to collaborate across architecture, engineering, cloud, and data teams.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience delivering enterprise-scale digital solutions in Agile environments.
- Backend development experience with Java and/or Python.
- Advanced level of French and English.
We Offer
This is a permanent position based in Paris/France with at least 3 days at the client office (Paris).
Beyond a competitive compensation package, we offer:
- Flexibility, with remote and hybrid work options (country-dependent).
- Career advancement, with international mobility and professional development programs.
- Learning and development, with access to cutting-edge tools, training, and industry experts.
Our benefits are tailored to each location. Your Talent Partner will provide full details during the hiring process.
About the Company
Valtech is the experience innovation company that exists to unlock a better way to experience the world. By blending crafts, categories, and cultures, we help brands unlock new value in an increasingly digital world.
At the intersection of data, AI, creativity, and technology, we drive transformation for leading organizations, including L’Oréal, Mars, Audi, P&G, Volkswagen Dolby, and more.
At Valtech, we don’t just talk about transformation. We make it happen. Our people are the heart of our success, and we foster a workplace where everyone has the support to thrive, grow, and innovate.
Are you ready to create what’s next? Join us.