Remote AI engineering roles in Europe or the UK (or hybrid in Frankfurt): building agentic systems and LLM products end to end, from model choice to production. Earliest start: February 2027.
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Kai Perich
@kaiperich
Head of AI at SecureCloud, where I built kAI end to end since 2025: an EU-hosted AI platform for companies with chat, company knowledge search and AI
GermanyWhat I'm looking for
At SecureCloud, I built kAI end to end: an EU-hosted platform for chat, company knowledge search, and AI agents, launched at it-sa 2026.
I engineered the agent safeguards and data layer, including an MCP tool gateway, prompt-injection protection, RAG, and an LLM gateway across eight providers. I ship the platform through CI/CD with about 1,400 automated API tests.
Before SecureCloud, I solo-built a Go prototype at Mercedes-Benz AG that detects trips from vehicle signals, with a cloud backend in Java, Spring Boot, and PostgreSQL on Azure. I also built outtake, an agentic video editor, with a team of three for the Cursor Hackathon Heilbronn, where we placed second.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
SE
Current
Head of AI
SecureCloud
Oct 2024 - Present (2 years 1 month)
Built kAI end to end since 2025: an EU-hosted AI platform with chat, company knowledge search and AI agents, launched at it-sa 2026. Engineered agentic systems with guardrails including MCP tool gateway, LLM reviewer, prompt-injection protection, and isolated agent pods on k3s.
DA
AI Trainer
DataAnnotation
Mar 2025 - Aug 2025 (5 months)
Evaluated LLM outputs and AI-generated code against rubrics in German and coding.
OA
AI Trainer
Outlier AI
Mar 2025 - Aug 2025 (5 months)
Evaluated LLM outputs and AI-generated code against rubrics in German and coding.
Software Engineer (Working Student)
Mercedes-Benz AG
Mar 2023 - Jan 2024 (10 months)
Solo-built a Go prototype of an in-car app that detects trips from vehicle signals, from concept to integration in new vehicle generations. Developed cloud backend in Java/Spring Boot and PostgreSQL on Azure.
SE
Software Engineer
SecureCloud
Built custom fine-tuned, self-hosted models for SecureCloud's first AI chatbot and a React/FastAPI add-in. Promoted to Head of AI.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Heilbronn University
Bachelor of Science, Information Systems
2020 - 2024
Grade: 1.5
B.Sc. in Information Systems, graduated with grade 1.5, top of cohort, awarded by Deutsche Automobil Treuhand. Thesis on reinforcement learning for recommender systems and a RAG chatbot with Porsche AG.
San Diego State University
Semester Abroad, Information Systems
2022 - 2022
Grade: 3.92/4.0
Activities and societies: Dean's List
Semester abroad in Information Systems, achieved GPA 3.92/4.0 and Dean's List.
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Location
GermanyAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
70k+ EUR
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