Valtech

LeadDataEngineer-AISearch

€75–110k ~AI est. Paris, France
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The Brief

“Lead Data Engineer - AI Search at Valtech. Skills: AI Search, GCP, Enterprise AI. Define technical design. Define components”

What You'll Achieve.

Raise engineering maturity; Deliver production-ready solutions; Ensure scalable solutions; Ensure reliable solutions

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Identify risks; Identify dependencies; Identify scalability concerns; Balance delivery needs; Balance platform health

Eligibility Requirements

At least 3 days in office

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years software engineering experience, GCP expertise, AI ecosystems expertise, AI Search experience, Conversational AI experience, Generative AI integrations experience, Application architecture experience, API design experience, Enterprise integration experience, Cloud-native architectures understanding, Microservices architectures understanding, Event-driven architectures understanding, CI/CD pipelines experience, Software quality practices experience, Observability practices experience, Cloud security best practices experience, Kubernetes experience, Infrastructure as Code experience, Technical leadership experience, Mentoring engineers experience, Guiding technical decisions experience, Collaboration skills, Stakeholder management skills, Agile environments experience, Backend development experience, Java experience, Python experience, Advanced French, Advanced English

What You'll Do.

Define technical design

Define integration patterns

Lead development teams

Enforce engineering standards

Enforce best practices

Coordinate architecture stakeholders

Coordinate cloud stakeholders

Coordinate platform stakeholders

Coordinate data stakeholders

Coordinate QA stakeholders

Coordinate business stakeholders

Ensure delivery quality

Guide teams on AI Search

Lead technical discovery

Lead solution design workshops

Identify technical risks

Propose mitigation strategies

Ensure scalable AI solutions

Ensure reliable AI solutions

Ensure production-ready AI solutions

Contribute hands-on technical areas

Support industrialization AI use cases

Support operationalization AI use cases

Support industrialization search use cases

Support operationalization search use cases

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Multidisciplinary teams; Architecture teams; Engineering teams; Cloud teams; Platform teams; Data teams; QA teams; Business stakeholders; Cross-functional teams

Communication Scope

Technical trade-offs communication

Process & Methodology

Agile environments

Full Job Description

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. The opportunity At Valtech, you’ll find an environment designed for continuous learning, meaningful impact, and professional growth. Whether you're pioneering new digital solutions, challenging conventional thinking or building the next generation of customer experiences, your work will help transform industries. We are proud of: The work we do and the innovation we drive Our values of share, care and dare A workplace culture that fosters creativity, diversity and autonomy Our borderless, global framework, which enables seamless collaboration The Role 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. You will thrive in this role if you: Are comfortable owning architectural decisions and long-term technical strategy Enjoy mentoring engineers and raising overall engineering maturity Can clearly communicate technical trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and scalability concerns Balance delivery needs with long-term platform health Key responsibilities Define detailed technical design, components, interfaces, and integration patterns. Lead development teams and enforce engine

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