1GLOBAL

ai engineer

In short

Senior AI Engineer role at 1GLOBAL, a global telecom/eSIM provider, building a central AI platform including an LLM gateway, MCP servers, RAG pipelines, and internal AI tooling for other engineers. Hybrid position based in Berlin, requiring 5+ years of backend engineering experience in Python, hands-on work with LLM gateways (LiteLLM, Portkey, AWS Bedrock), MCP server development, and familiarity with CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes. Involves close collaboration with the Board, Founders and Senior Management Team.

About
1GLOBAL is a global mobile communications provider that helps enterprises and consumer brands deliver connectivity worldwide. Its telecommunications platform, proprietary eSIM technology, and mobile core network support operations in 43 countries.
Responsibilities
•Design and build a central AI platform and governance capabilities, including an LLM gateway, token budgets, rate limits, key management, guardrails, audit logging, observability, and cost controls
•Engineer the architecture of internal AI tools and MCP servers, including RAG pipelines, vector search, LLM integration, and conversational interfaces
•Build secure ingestion and indexing pipelines for internal knowledge sources with appropriate access controls
•Develop backend services and APIs that expose AI capabilities to internal users and product teams building customer-facing features
•Establish engineering standards for testing, deployment, monitoring, and model evaluation
•Own the development lifecycle from requirements through production monitoring, shipping and iterating
Requirements
•5+ years of software engineering experience, including recent work integrating LLMs into real systems
•Strong backend engineering skills and proficiency in Python; able to build and ship full-stack internal tools independently
•Hands-on experience with AI gateways or model routing layers such as LiteLLM, Portkey, or AWS Bedrock, including token limits, guardrails, observability, and cost management
•Practical experience building MCP servers or strong fluency with similar tool-calling and agent integration patterns
•Experience using AI coding agents such as Claude Code or Codex, and defining skills, workflows, and standards for other engineers
•Working knowledge of RAG, vector search, and LLM evaluation
•Comfortable with CI/CD, containerization, Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code
•Familiarity with data security practices, including PII handling, access controls, and data classification
•Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical trade-offs clearly
•Fluent in English
•Self-directed and comfortable with ambiguity
Nice to have
•MCP-specific experience
•Deeper expertise in RAG and vector search
•Experience in regulated environments such as telecommunications, financial services, or ISO 27001
Conditions
•Growth opportunities at a telecommunications company expanding over 50% year-on-year
•Exposure to major transactions affecting the future of the telecom industry
•Collaboration with the Board, Founders, Senior Management Team, and external advisors
•Professional development alongside industry experts
•Opportunities to work in different 1GLOBAL offices worldwide
•Collaborative, fast-paced, international work environment with open communication and a results-driven culture

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