Engineer - AI - Madrid

At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.

What makes this a great opportunity?

AI Engineer (Generative AI Expert)

We are looking for people who bring something unique to Suntory Global Spirits - themselves. We value differences, and we appreciate what each of us can contribute. We inspire each other, and challenge ourselves to innovate, improve, advance new ideas and try new things. We create endless opportunities to Unleash Your Spirit every day in a culture that is charged, creative, challenging and fun.

Role Responsibilities

Mission of Role

The AI Engineer (Generative AI) is responsible for designing, developing, and deploying Generative AI solutions that integrate enterprise data into production-ready applications. The role focuses on building reliable AI components, data integrations, and conversational workflows that support scalable business use cases.

This role contributes directly to the execution of GenAI initiatives by implementing use cases, integrating multiple data sources, and ensuring AI solutions meet technical, security, and data governance standards. It supports AI adoption across business functions through hands-on development and collaboration with senior engineers and program managers.

The role works closely with the Gen AI Team, IT software, cloud and security engineers, IT Solution Architects and Managers, and key business stakeholders to deliver AI solutions aligned with business requirements. This is a global role supporting GenAI projects across multiple business functions.

Role Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Generative AI use cases in enterprise environments.
• Integrate data from multiple sources, including APIs, databases, and external systems.
• Design and maintain data connectors and interfaces to support AI solutions.
• Apply prompt engineering techniques to optimize LLM task execution.
• Define and maintain conversational workflows for GenAI tools and applications.
• Collaborate with data scientists and AI analysts to align data structures with business needs.
• Ensure technical and functional documentation for deployed AI solutions.
• Follow established AI development standards, security requirements, and data governance practices.
• Identify opportunities where AI technologies can improve existing business processes.
• Stay current with emerging Generative AI and data engineering technologies.

Qualifications

Core Competencies

• Generative AI implementation in enterprise environments
• Prompt engineering and conversational AI workflows
• Data integration and API-based architectures
• Python-based AI development

Skills

• Hands-on experience implementing LLMs in applications and enterprise solutions
• Strong proficiency in Python for AI and data-related development
• Experience with Azure AI services (certification preferred; GCP/AWS a plus)
• Working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with data warehousing and ETL tools (Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and collaboration skills
• Attention to data quality, documentation, and governance

Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (Master’s in AI preferred)
• 1-3 years of experience working with Generative AI or related AI technologies
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

Mobility

• Position based in Madrid (Spain), availability to travel up to 25% internationally.

While relocation, immigration, and/or tax compliance support are not guaranteed, we may offer assistance to successful candidates depending on factors such as role requirements in accordance with company guidelines.

At Suntory Global Spirits, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant’s skills and experience.