Senior Lead AI Engineer

Top 3 Reasons To Join Us The Job About Huenx AS Huenx AS is an AI-first consultancy and product company based in Norway. We deliver software and AI consulting services to clients across Norway and Europe, and we build our own AI-driven products. Our model brings together Norwegian business insight and senior Vietnamese engineering talent — small, highly skilled teams that work effectively with AI to deliver faster than larger organizations. Our work spans production LLM systems — intelligent assistants, copilots, and agent-based workflows — and the data platforms that power them, across clients in multiple industries. The role This is a hands-on senior / lead role at the intersection of AI and data engineering. You design and ship production-grade AI systems and build the data engineering underneath them — pipelines, ETL/ELT, and data models. You use AI tools as a core part of how you work, and you work directly with our team and our international clients. As a technical lead, you set architecture and quality standards and guide other engineers. We’re ideally looking for depth in both AI and data engineering — but exceptional AI engineers with lighter data experience are still very welcome to apply. Responsibilities Design and implement production-grade LLM systems — retrieval, embeddings, semantic search, and agent or workflow-based pipelines. Combine LLM reasoning with deterministic logic for accuracy and auditability. Build and own the data engineering layer — scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, data models, and platforms serving both analytics and AI/ML consumption. Lead technically across AI and data workstreams — owning architecture, setting quality standards, and guiding other engineers. Deliver AI consulting projects and contribute to our internal AI products. Use AI tools as your default workflow to move fast without sacrificing quality. Work directly with international clients and teams. Your Skills and Experience English: fluent, professional English (written and spoken) is a primary requirement for this role. You must communicate clearly and comfortably with international clients. We do not hire for this role without fluent English. 7+ years of professional software / AI engineering experience , including technical lead experience. AI engineering (primary): 5+ years building production AI systems — deep, hands-on expertise with LLMs, embeddings, semantic search, and agents or AI workflows, with strong Python. This is the core of the role. Data engineering (a strong plus): hands-on experience with data pipelines, ETL/ELT, and data models — working with data end-to-end, not only deployment; or a strong willingness to grow into it. Experience with Azure and Microsoft Fabric is an advantage. Technical leadership: proven experience leading engineers, owning architecture, and setting quality standards. AI-first: proficient with AI tools for coding and daily work, and able to use them to deliver real, production-grade work. This is a core requirement, not a bonus. Deployment / MLOps experience is a plus. Able to work Norwegian business hours: 12:00–21:00 Vietnam time (ICT), Monday to Friday. Why You'll Love Working Here AI-first working environment — you’ll work with modern AI tooling every day, on both client projects and our own products. Remote and flexible, working Norwegian business hours (12:00–21:00 Vietnam time) — your mornings are free. Salary range: USD 3000–5000 (full-time equivalent), depending on experience and engagement type. For full-time roles: 13th-month salary, social insurance, company trips, learning and training, and other benefits according to company policies. Work on real, complex AI and data problems, with strong technical ownership. Opportunity to travel to Norway for onsite collaboration, or potentially relocate, depending on performance and project needs.