Shape the Future of AI in Banking

Turn ambitious ideas into working solutions that create real value for clients and colleagues.

You & Your Function

Drive innovation by designing, building, and validating AI applications within a regulated banking environment. As a Senior AI Engineer, you will collaborate with data scientists and business stakeholders to operationalize AI models and ensure compliance with Rabobank’s standards. Together, you will translate business challenges into experiments. Your role is to make it happen technically: assessing feasibility, building prototypes, and iterating toward solutions that work in practice. The team works closely with the central GenAI Acceleration Office and colleagues around the world.

You will join an environment that offers autonomy, technical depth, and visible impact. You will help build the GenAI stack for the future and shape how thousands of colleagues worldwide use AI in a responsible, efficient, and enjoyable way.

Practical Examples

In your first month, you will help set up the experiment for one of our use cases within Rabobank's secure platform. This includes configuring RAG pipelines in Databricks, running prompting workshops with business subject matter experts, and building an evaluation suite. Beyond project work, you will help other engineers skill up and grow into AI engineering roles. You will also be expected to think along with the next generation of AI innovations: assessing feasibility of AI solutions for business problems, facilitating the technical side of prompting workshops, and turning ideas into prototype plans.

Top Responsibilities

• Build prototypes and proof-of-concepts for GenAI use cases, from RAG pipelines to agent architectures.
• Configure and optimize LLM workflows, vector databases, and retrieval systems in Databricks and Azure.
• Develop evaluation suites to measure solution quality, including prompt testing and output validation.
• Assess technical feasibility of proposed AI solutions and advise the team on what is realistic.
• Facilitate the technical side of prompting workshops with business subject matter experts.
• Integrate GenAI components with existing data infrastructure and enterprise systems.
• Mentor engineers and help them develop AI engineering skills.
• Contribute to technical vision and knowledge sharing within the team.

Particulars: The position is in an international work environment. There may be a request later this year to travel to Australia. At this moment, this is not applicable, but it may become relevant in the future.

To Apply

We will only consider applications that include a resume and a cover letter of max 1 page covering a Statement of Exceptional Work. Describe one of your most impactful projects, ideally involving GenAI or LLM development. Address the following points:

• Describe your role and one (ideally GenAI or LLM, otherwise engineering) solution you translated from a business challenge into a prototype. What problem were you solving?
• What was the hardest technical and/or organizational challenge you faced in relation to the above question, and how did you address these?
• What was the impact of your work/prototype (measurable outcomes, validated hypotheses or lessons learned)? What would you do differently next time?

Other technical work is also welcome if you have not yet worked extensively with GenAI. Please do not include proprietary or confidential information.

Duration: 02-03-2026 - 31 December 2026 with the option to extend.

Location: Not specified.

Freelance: Not allowed.

Applications accepted until: 27-02-2026 14:00.

Hours: 36 hours.

Language: English (spoken and written).

Hybrid model: with fixed office days on Monday and Wednesday in Utrecht.

You & Your Talent

Tenacious engineers who are passionate about software engineering, craftsmanship, and relentless in their pursuit of impact. You finish what you start, thrive in ambiguity, adapt when priorities shift, and persist through technical complexity. Your work will directly influence how our clients and colleagues experience AI-driven banking.

Required

• 5+ years in a technical role (DevOps, software engineering, ML, or data science)
• Proven experience in developing LLM-based applications, including prompt engineering and evaluation
• Strong hands-on expertise in Python, SQL, API development, and modern AI/ML tooling
• Experience with Databricks or similar data platforms
• Experience with Azure AI services (Azure OpenAI, AI Search, Document Intelligence)
• Understanding of vector databases and RAG patterns for retrieval-augmented generation
• Security and observability awareness: best practices for monitoring, compliance, and reliability in AI systems
• Strong communication skills in English; Dutch is a plus
• Comfort with ambiguity, iterative problem-solving, and changing priorities
• To be considered for this position, you must be located in the Netherlands and submit a cover letter with specific instruction as indicated under “to apply”

Valuable additions

• Track record of working directly with non-technical stakeholders to gather requirements and align on solutions
• Knowledge of agentic frameworks, RAG architectures, or multi-agent orchestration
• Background in financial services or other regulated industries
• We care more about demonstrated ability than credentials. A relevant degree helps, but practical experience building and shipping AI solutions matters more.

Sharing would be appricatied! Paylaşırsanız sevinirim! Do you want to work for our client in The Netherlands? Hollandada ICT alaninda calismak?

Let’s meet! Are you the person we’re looking for?

If you are, we are happy to receive your application including your motivation.

Growing a better world together: You'll already be aware that our client is a financial services provider for 7.1 million customers in 40 countries. But did you know that we aim to contribute to real change with our 'Growing a better world together' mission? We do so in countless ways, such as:

A third of all the food we purchase is thrown away. Together with Nature & Environment, we’re working to increase awareness among consumers of how to reduce food waste. As part of a project with Humanitas, we are helping people who are experiencing financial difficulties to get their household finances in order. Together with ‘Vluchtelingenwerk Nederland’ (the Dutch Council for Refugees), we are helping 1,500 refugees find a suitable job. Interested? Do you want to become the ideal version of yourself? We would love to help you fuel and invest in your career and ambitions in an environment where you keep learning every day. We give you the space to innovate and initiate. In this way, we offer you numerous opportunities to grow and help you exceed your expectations, to do the right thing exceptionally well, and to therefore grow as a professional.

Our client is a financial service provider for 7.1 million customers in 40 countries, you know already. Our Red Team works for all the locations of our client in all these countries. Do you also know that we are working together on a better world? We do this in 101 ways like for example our knowledge and experience of Ethical Hacking and Red Teaming sharing with other organizations and "hackers". That belongs to us at ' growing a better world together '

Working conditions: This job role offers a balanced split between operational (run) and project (build) work, with a distribution of 75% operational and 25% project-related tasks. To minimize the impact on business operations, some changes may be scheduled outside of regular business hours.

Do you want this too? Do you aspire to be the best version of yourself? We are delighted to support your development and invest in an environment where continuous learning is encouraged. We provide you with the freedom to innovate and take initiative. By offering numerous growth opportunities, we help you exceed your own expectations and excel in your work, enabling you to grow both personally and professionally.

Moreover, you can expect the following benefits based on a 36 or 40-hour working week:

• An Employee Benefit Budget equivalent to 10% of your monthly income, which you can use according to your preferences. This budget allows you to purchase additional holiday days or make additional contributions to your pension.
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of location-independent work, depending on the team's planning.
• 100% reimbursement of commuting costs if you travel using public transportation. If you commute by car or motorcycle, you can opt for a commuting allowance.
• A pension scheme with a contribution rate of only 5% from your side.

Let's get to know each other.

Are you the person we are looking for? The new colleague who wants to strengthen our client's team and make a difference for yourself, our customers, and society? We would love to receive your application for this vacancy.

Please note: Even if you don't meet all the criteria mentioned in the profile, but you believe you can fulfill the role effectively, we encourage you to apply. We invest in your growth and development.

Responses to applications are handled in accordance with our vacancy management process.

If you have any questions about the application process, ww will be happy to assist you via email (info@if-solutions.nl) office +31 10 210 87 90 or through the provided application link.

Screening is a standard part of the application process. We assess candidates based on the screening procedures followed by our client to ensure that new employees are reliable and suitable for their roles.

For this vacancy, an individual assessment and skills testing may be included as part of the application process.

We believe that everyone is unique, and it is precisely these differences that help us become an even better bank. That's why we are curious to know more about you.