Senior AI Engineer / Technical Lead (Agentic AI & MCP)

Location: Intellias Meet your recruiter Joao Lima joao.lima@intellias.com https://www.linkedin.com... Vacancy details AI/ML Engineering GenAI Engineer Senior Romania Hybrid APPLY NOW REFER A FRIEND Intellias helps retailers deliver consistent, omnichannel experiences through technology. Join us to develop scalable solutions that drive performance and customer value What project we have for you We are looking for a hands-on Senior AI Engineer to lead the technical design and delivery of enterprise AI agents and MCP-based integrations. The team will develop Model Context Protocol (MCP) services for local business applications and build AI agents that consume both these local MCPs and MCP services provided by a global platform team. The Senior AI Engineer will own solution design, support use-case discovery, provide technical leadership to the engineering team, and participate directly in implementation. What you will do Lead technical discovery and translate business use cases into AI/agentic solution designs. Design the architecture of AI agents and their interaction with local and global MCP services. Design and develop MCP services exposing capabilities of local applications to AI agents. Build enterprise AI agents and agentic workflows. Integrate agents with multiple MCP servers, APIs and enterprise systems. Define agent instructions, reasoning flows, tool-selection logic, approval workflows and human-in-the-loop guardrails. Define reusable patterns and engineering standards for MCP and agent development. Lead and support other AI engineers during implementation. Ensure compliance with enterprise security, architecture and AI governance requirements. Define and monitor agent quality and performance metrics, including task completion, tool failures, hallucinations, latency and cost. Collaborate with global AI/platform teams to ensure interoperability between local and global MCP capabilities. What you need for this Required skills Strong hands-on Python engineering experience. Experience building LLM-based applications, AI agents or agentic workflows . Strong knowledge of REST APIs and enterprise integrations. Strong Microsoft Azure experience. Experience with authentication/authorization such as OAuth 2.0 and Microsoft Entra ID. Understanding of tool/function calling and agent-to-system integration patterns. SQL, JSON, Git and CI/CD. Ability to design production-grade solutions and provide technical leadership. Strong English communication skills. Strong advantage Hands-on Model Context Protocol (MCP) experience. Azure AI Foundry / Azure OpenAI. Copilot Studio. Power Automate. Agent orchestration frameworks such as Semantic Kernel, LangGraph or similar. Azure Functions / API Management / Logic Apps. Experience with enterprise AI governance, evaluation and observability. What it’s like to work at Intellias At Intellias, where technology takes center stage, people always come before processes. By creating a comfortable atmosphere in our team, we empower individuals to unlock their true potential and achieve extraordinary results. That’s why we offer a range of benefits that support your well-being and charge your professional growth. We are committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We welcome and celebrate the uniqueness of every individual. Join Intellias for a career where your perspectives and contributions are vital to our shared success.