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Lead Advisor AI-Native Engineering

Job

  • Level
    Lead
  • Location
    Vienna
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Job Field
    Software, Data
  • Employment Type
    Full Time
  • Contract Type
    Permanent employment
  • Salary
    75.000 to 95.000€ gross/year

Job Summary

In this role, you develop AI-powered engineering solutions, implement coding guidelines, and conduct workshops to ensure quality in software projects.

Job Technologies

Your role in the team

  • At SQUER, we help established companies become AI-native engineering organizations.
  • As Lead Advisor – AI-Native Engineering, you're the person clients turn to when their developers are already experimenting with AI coding tools — but without guidelines, guardrails, or any real sense of what it's delivering.
  • You close that gap, working directly on the client's own codebase and delivery pipeline instead of from a slide.
  • Introduce AI-assisted engineering into client teams and make it stick — coding assistants, agents, spec-driven development.
  • Design guardrails for coding agents: scoped permissions, human-in-the-loop checkpoints, review and CI gates that agent-generated code can't bypass.
  • Maintain high quality where agents are involved — definition of done for agent output, tests and static analysis as the real safety net, review practices that catch plausible-but-wrong code.
  • Run agents economically — right-sized context and models per task, no runaway loops, cost tracked per outcome.
  • Assess AI readiness at delivery level and map legacy systems onto realistic replacement paths.
  • Independently facilitate Big Picture Event Storming and technical workshops with CTOs, architects, and development teams.
  • Help evolve SQUER's "AI in the SDLC" offering and spot follow-up engagement potential in running projects.

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Our expectations of you

Qualifications

  • AI-assisted coding on a complex project, professional or private — describable with tool, scope, and outcome.
  • Own AI practice beyond ChatGPT: own workflows, agents, MCP servers, custom GPTs.
  • Solid understanding of LLMs, agents, and RAG — what each is and when to use it.
  • Confident in CI/CD, testing, and iterative delivery.
  • Comfortable running a workshop in front of an unfamiliar group.
  • Fluent in German and English — both required.

Experience

  • Several years of development experience, including a lead or senior role with real ownership of a system or a team.
  • Hands-on experience putting guardrails around coding agents, and a clear sense of where agentic coding typically goes wrong.

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What we offer

  • Ownership & Responsibility: at SQUER, we believe in empowering our team.
  • In our flat hierarchies, your ideas and actions matter more than titles.
  • Take the reins, make an impact and grow with us.
  • Learn & Grow: Access a €5,000 annual training budget to enhance your skills and benefit from our in-house Leadership Academy.
  • Join and be part of our active tech community through meetups, hackathons and training sessions.
  • Get up to 40 hours per year of additional time off for your personal education.
  • Exciting Challenges & Real Impact: Dive into diverse projects where your work truly makes a difference – for our clients and for SQUER.
  • Flexibility for Performance: Benefit from hybrid work options, flexible hours, workations within the EU, and additional vacation days – giving you the freedom to perform at your best.
  • Tailored Tools for Success: Choose your preferred hardware configuration and leverage our suite of AI tools and licenses (Anthropic, OpenAI, and more) to suit your working style.
  • We Value You: Beyond perks and benefits, we offer a competitive annual salary to recognize your exceptional contributions.
  • Be Part of a Thriving Team Culture : At SQUER, collaboration and connection are at the heart of what we do.
  • Through open communication, shared successes, and meaningful team events – including our annual SQUER offsite – we cultivate a culture where everyone feels valued and inspired to grow together.
  • A Perks-Packed Workplace: Work in a central office with a spacious terrace and BBQ, enjoy free lunch in the office, MyClubs sports membership, and either a free “Wiener Linien” ticket or a partial contribution to the “Klimaticket”.
  • Plus, enjoy free massages, referral bonuses, Corporate Benefits, and JobRad.
  • Annual employee presents and a monthly team breakfast add extra value to your work experience.
  • We believe in transparent and fair compensation.
  • For this role, the annual gross salary ranges between € 75,000 and € 95,000 – the exact placement depends on the seniority level we assess together during the process.

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Benefits

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Higher Take-Home Pay

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Job Locations

  • Location Vienna

    Althanstraße 4/3/63

    1090 Wien

    Austria

About Your Employer

SQUER

SQUER

Wien, München

We are a full-service provider that thinks agile and solves complex problems with technology. The result is efficient software solutions, successful product developments, and a precise agile evolution of our partner businesses.

Description

  • Company Size
    50-249 Employees
  • Founding Year
    2019
  • Language
    German, English
  • Company Type
    Digital Agency
  • Working Model
    Hybrid
  • Industry
    Consulting, Internet, IT, Telecommunication

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Lead Advisor AI-Native Engineering

Salary
75.000 to 95.000€ gross/yearEstimated net salary based on the gross salary in the job ad.49.093 to 59.747 € net/year
Location
Vienna
Working Model
Hybrid, Onsite
Diversity
Open for all genders
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