AI Engineer

AI Engineer

Bucharest

• Bachelor
• IT
• AD01
• Romania

What do we offer?

• Hybrid working
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Cross brand career options

What do you bring?

• A can-do mentality
• Passion for your expertise
• A solution-oriented attitude

Why Ahold Delhaize?

• International & cross cultural collaboration
• Inclusive & caring culture
• Shape a healthier tomorrow

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Vacancy overview

Your new role and environment.

The Senior AI engineer in the GSO/EU Platform team will work together with the regional Platform and brand D&A teams.

The Senior AI engineer will lead and support the lead of the global Community of Experts, which facilitates connecting the AD data professionals on a specific theme within data science (e.g. search, forecasting, personalization) in these CoE the data professionals share best practices, knowledge and algorithms.

The Senior AI engineer will be responsible from delivering analyses to owning scalable AI products that drive measurable business impact and additionally involves ownership of AI systems in production and enabling cross brands AI automation and reusable components.

Key responsibilities of your role.

• Translate business problems into practical AI/ML solutions with measurable impact.
• Identify data requirements and prepare, process, and validate data to ensure quality, reliability, and usability.
• Apply appropriate analytical and machine learning methods based on business needs and technical constraints.
• Build, deploy, and maintain scalable machine learning models and AI services in production.
• Develop reusable pipelines, automation solutions, and shared components to improve efficiency and accelerate delivery.
• Collaborate with engineering, platform, and business teams to ensure reliable implementation and integration.
• Monitor model and system performance, troubleshoot issues, and drive continuous improvements.
• Generate insights from data and communicate findings and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
• Contribute to best practices in testing, deployment, and MLOps.

What’s in it for you?

We ask a lot. (We’re looking for the best, after all). But we offer a lot, too.

So, what do we have in store for you? We offer flexible hours and a hybrid working model, allowing you to work both from home and at the office. We provide competitive benefits to support health, well-being and your professional growth. This includes: a significant budget on benefit platform and a yearly bonus. At AD01 we welcome everyone, just the way you are, and encourage individual growth with valuable opportunities and a worldwide across-brand network.

Requirements.

We think you’ll be best geared for success if you can meet the following requirements:

• Strong experience with Azure Cloud Platforms, Databricks and Pyspark.
• Experience using modern software development practices (IDEs, Unit testing, Version Control, CI/CD, etc.).
• Experience with generative AI–assisted coding (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar) and the ability to prompt effectively, assess suggestions critically, and uphold security and quality standards.
• Experience in making architectural decisions within domain and ensures model lifecycle management.
• Advanced knowledge in AI systems design, architecture, and production-level MLOps.
• Leads development of AI platform components, reusable services, and production-grade algorithms.

Soft skills:

• Experience working within a structure with international teams
• Be flexible, curious, proactive, reliable and have a true hands-on mentality
• Team player; involves others, shares knowledge and seeks opportunities for cross functional working and collaboration
• Must be results oriented; demonstrates a “can-do” attitude – adaptability, flexibility and resourcefulness

If you’re excited to help us grow, then please apply now. If you feel like you might not tick all the boxes but have the skills and personality we’re looking for, then please also apply now!

What matters to us?

At Ahold Delhaize, we create the recipe for a better food future together. As one of the world’s largest food retail groups, we inspire people to eat and live better by shaping your recipe and owning your growth, building our recipe for tomorrow by making choices that support healthier people and planet, and bringing your flavor by being yourself in a caring and balanced environment. We care deeply for our customers, our people, and the world around us, and we want you to feel at home, heard, and valued. Here, you can develop your skills, contribute your ideas, and add your unique ingredients to make a meaningful difference together.

Growth at Ahold Delhaize doesn’t follow a single recipe. Here, you shape your own path. With mentoring, international opportunities, and room to explore across brands and functions, your curiosity drives what’s next.

Bring your flavor. Be you and be balanced. Every team thrives on unique ingredients. Your personality, ideas, and perspective make the mix stronger. With flexibility, care, and support for life inside and outside work, balance becomes part of the recipe.

Meet your colleagues

Solution Architecture Manager

Robert Němec

"We need to offer the best digital experience: that's our goal!"

Manager of Cyber Defense and Operations, Ahold Delhaize USA

Christy Elgee

"An endless race we must win"

Your workplace would be like

Atrium, Zaandam, The Netherlands

Albert Heijn floor, Zaandam, The Netherlands

Albert Headquarters, Prague, Czech Republic

Headquarters Delhaize, Asse, Belgium

Gall&Gall floor, Zaandam, The Netherlands

Maxi office, Belgrade, Serbia

Mega Image, Bucharest, Romania

What our selection process looks like?

1

Application

Share your enthusiasm for Ahold Delhaize or of our great local brands — explain why do you want to work for us and how you can add value. Your goal is to engage the hiring manager and to get them thinking about you as a potential new hire. Give it your all!

2

Job interview(s)

After you have been selected and depending on the role, you will be invited for one or more job interviews. The job interview, which is a two way conversation, will take place online (via Teams) or at the office. You will be informed by the recruiter. This is your moment to shine (but you always do ofcourse)

3

Online Assessment

When both parties would like to continue the conversation you will be invited for an online assessement, also known as pre-employment tests. The purpose of the test is helping hiring manager determine whether a candidate has the skills, work style, knowlegde of personality to succeed in a the role.

4

Job Offer

We are thrilled to get you onboard and would like to offer you the job. In this phase we start the conversation about the details which comes with the job, such as compensation, benefits and other contract details.

5

Welcome the Ahold Delhaize family

We do our utmost for you to feel at home, heard and valued and encourage you to be courageous, live wholehearted and keep growing. Therefore, we start the (pre)onboarding process as soon as you accepted the job offer. This process includes a technical and functional onboarding within Ahold Delhaize or our great familiy of local brands.