AI Field Engineer
CHAPTERS Group AG · Cologne
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Job description
About CHAPTERS Group
CHAPTERS Group AG is a Hamburg-based holding company investing in 55+ mission-critical software companies across the DACH region, France, and the Czech Republic. Our companies deliver the digital solutions that keep the public sector and core industries running. What they do matters in daily life.
AI has rapidly disrupted the software industry, and we aim to lead that transformation across our portfolio. Central to this is the AI Core team: we build and operate a shared enterprise AI Hub used by companies across the group, and drive adoption through a network of AI Champions. Each portfolio company has one designated power user who leads AI enablement locally, runs training, and scales usage within their organisation.
Tasks
The Role
You are part of the AI Core team but your work extends beyond it. Most of your time is spent embedded within one of our portfolio groups: responsible for deploying and operating the AI Hub for the companies within that group and integrating AI into their real business processes. Beyond this, you support the M&A team to develop AI driven use cases to support our acquisition strategy. You build production-grade systems, connect AI capabilities to existing infrastructure and make sure what gets deployed actually runs stably in the long term. You step in when complex AI use cases require real engineering work and changes to the companies cloud infrastructure.
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What You Will Work On
Design and deploy production-grade AI solutions integrated into real operational systems: ERP, accounting tools, email inboxes, and legacy workflows
Build, test, and maintain integrations with enterprise services including MCP servers, Microsoft Graph, Git/Bitbucket, and REST APIs
You understand that shipping a solution is just the beginning. Your designs gather signals and feedback from operations for a continuous improvement cycle. Ensure AI systems run with full observability: logging, alerting, and audit trails that let non-technical stakeholders understand what is happening.
Work closely with AI Champions and portfolio group teams to translate business needs into implementable AI solutions and enable the Champions with your technical expertise to implement more use cases without your help in the future
Deploy, configure, and operate AI Hub instances (Open WebUI) for the portfolio companies within your assigned portfolio group: including onboarding, custom model setup, tool integrations, SSO, and ongoing maintenance
Support the M&A team to identify new targets, automate outreach and, support Due Diligence of new acquisition targets
Requirements
What We Are Looking For
Required
At least 2 years of professional experience in a DevOps, backend engineering, or platform engineering role
Python fluency : you write clean, maintainable code and are comfortable owning a codebase
Practical experience with cloud infrastructure & production deployments on Azure, AWS, or GCP
Solid familiarity with Docker, REST APIs, Git, and CI/CD deployment workflows: including deploying and configuring containerised applications for end-customer environments
AI-native : you work with LLMs, know their limits, and have shipped something real using them
Strong communication skills: you translate technical decisions into business language and can work effectively with non-technical stakeholders
German (native or C2) and English (fluent) : both are used daily across teams and OpCos
Bonus
Experience integrating AI into ERP, CRM, or accounting systems
Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks and tool-calling patterns
Infrastructure as Code experience (Bicep, Terraform, or CloudFormation)
Experience with enterprise authentication and identity (OAuth, SSO, Azure AD / Entra ID)
Prior experience working across multiple companies or in a group / holding structure
Benefits
What You'll Get
A dual role with real variety: strategic platform work at group level combined with hands-on implementation inside a Portfolio Platform
Become part of CHAPTERS Group, a German serial acquirer with 10x growth in the past five years and high ambitions for what comes next
A small, high-ownership team : decisions get made fast, your work ships to production. You are part of the CTO office with a direct line to the leadership team
Daily work with cutting-edge AI technologies
Space to define how AI gets integrated into operational business systems at group scale: early-stage work with lasting impact across 55+ companies
Permanent full-time position , remote-first with regular on-site time
A clear path to grow with us : we look for ambitious people who want to build a career, not just take a role. We actively invest in your development: talent reviews, events, conferences, etc.
How to Apply
Send your CV and answer the following questions, no formal cover letter needed:
Why do you find it exciting to work with vertical market software companies?
Why are you the right person to drive AI in the CHAPTERS Group? What is your “unfair advantage”?
We are looking forward to your application!
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