Junior AI Platform Engineer

Junior AI Platform Engineer 

Are you passionate about AI and excited about shaping the next generation of AI platforms? We’re looking for a curious and AI-native Junior AI Platform Engineer who enjoys experimenting with new technologies, learns quickly, and wants to grow in a modern cloud environment.

You don’t need years of platform engineering experience. What matters most is your mindset: a genuine interest in AI, a structured way of thinking, and the motivation to understand how AI works beyond simply using it. If you love building, exploring, and learning, we’d love to hear from you.

Your responsibilities

• Build and improve AI platform capabilities together with experienced engineers.

• Explore and evaluate emerging AI technologies, frameworks, and best practices.

• Develop and experiment with AI agents, agentic workflows, MCP integrations, AI skills, and modern AI tooling.

• Support the development of internal AI platforms and developer experiences.

• Contribute to AI-enabled automation and engineering solutions.

• Work with AWS-based ecosystem around Bedrock and cloud-native technologies.

• Collaborate with software engineers, platform engineers, and AI specialists to deliver practical AI solutions.

• Continuously learn, share knowledge, and help shape how AI is adopted across engineering.

What you move

• Help bring innovative AI capabilities into production.

• Turn new AI concepts into practical prototypes and scalable solutions.

• Influence how engineers leverage AI through tooling, automation, and platform improvements.

• Drive experimentation while maintaining a structured and thoughtful engineering approach.

• Contribute to an engineering culture that embraces curiosity, continuous learning, and responsible AI adoption.

• Enable our platform consumers with more than 4000+ engineers to leverage the platform experience with AI

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

• Based in the Netherlands and eligible to work there (we do not relocate for this role)

• Strong passion for AI and modern software engineering.

• AWS experience is a must.

• Proven track record of building AI-related projects or contributing to AI initiatives (e.g. university projects, open-source contributions, hackathons, research, personal projects, or internships), with the ability to explain architectural decisions and engineering trade-offs.

• Hands-on experience with AI projects, open-source contributions, hackathons, research, or personal projects that demonstrate your interest in AI.

• Familiarity with concepts such as LLMs, AI agents, agentic coding, Model Context Protocol (MCP), context engineering, AI tooling, or skill development.

• Programming experience in at least one modern language, Python preferred (e.g. Python, TypeScript, Go, or Java).

• Strong curiosity and willingness to continuously learn new technologies.

• Open-minded, proactive, and excited about experimenting with new ideas.

• Able to distinguish between simply using AI tools and understanding how to build reliable, maintainable AI-powered solutions.

• Structured problem-solving skills and an engineering mindset focused on quality, scalability, and continuous improvement.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Want to know more about us?

We are serving the Swiss market as Switzerland’s leading IT & Telecom company. Thus, we are actively driving digitalization and networking, and tapping new paths for our customers and our employees. Our values are sparking passion, aiming high and standing true.

Since 2019, we have been building up the coolest DevOps Center with a wonderful office at the World Trade Center in the heart of Rotterdam. We are currently recruiting IT passionate professionals who are keen on developing high-quality software, have an agile mindset and appreciate the collaboration with motivated colleagues from all over the world.

What's in it for you?

Work environment

• Agile way of working, multi-cultural work environment promoting work-life balance

• Autonomy, flexibility, opportunity and growth

• Cool office space in the World Trade Center Rotterdam!

• Are you coming to the office by bike or car? You can park right here at the office

• Be a part of our events to build a stronger Swisscom community - for example, culture lunches, fun quizzes, game nights and a lot more! 

Allowances

• 200 euros per month Telephone/internet allowance 

• 275 euros per month contribution to health insurance 

• 5 Paid training days and access to Swisscom learning platforms

• Travel allowance reimbursement

• 500 euros home office allowance

• Gym subscription, Tax advice, and language course

• Salary range: 50,000 to 58,000 euros gross per year including holiday allowance

Leaves policy

• Work from abroad possibility for one month per year

• Care, bereavement, maternity and paternity leaves

• 25 days paid vacation days plus Dutch national holidays

Contract terms

• To begin with you will receive a fixed term contract (one year), after 6 months of your employment with us, after a feedback meeting with the team, there is a possibility of extending the contract

• The salary ranges mentioned in our Job Descriptions are base annual gross salaries including the 8% holiday allowance