Lead AI Engineer (.NET/Java, English)

Top 3 reasons to join us

• Dynamic and international working environment
• Hybrid working model and good work-life balance
• Attractive salary and benefits

Job description

About Us

At Topicus, we believe IT should serve society. From healthcare and education to finance, our solutions empower millions of people daily by turning complex challenges into user-friendly platforms. We don’t just build software; we increase self-reliance and reduce vulnerability for citizens worldwide.
 

With a team of over 1,500+ "Topicans" across Southeast Asia (Vietnam & Thailand) and Europe (the Netherlands, Romania, Portugal, and Iceland), we are constantly expanding our horizons. Our ambition reaches far beyond Europe, driven by a shared mission to make a meaningful difference.
 

About the Role

At Topicus Vietnam, we’re seeking a visionary Lead AI Engineer to help structure our leadership’s thinking and turn ambitious concepts into practical blueprints and robust systems. With our financial platform Akkuro, we are redefining what’s possible in banking. As part of Topicus, we are on a mission to transform financial services through technology that creates meaningful impact for banks and their customers worldwide. We are leading the charge in Agentic Banking – a new paradigm where banks evolve into ecosystems of intelligent, autonomous agents delivering personalized, proactive, and seamless financial experiences. Banking’s future demands a new foundational architecture.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Shape and champion our Agentic Banking Architecture, translating visionary ideas into a concrete, scalable framework.
• Design and architect AI-first, cloud-native solutions that form the backbone of our agentic approach.
• Lead the integration of large language models (LLMs) and other advanced AI technologies into modular, production-grade systems
• Collaborate closely with executives, product strategists, engineers, and data scientists to ensure our architecture reflects both the future of banking and practical implementation.
• Define and implement best practices for AI workloads, including optimization for performance, security, and cost-efficiency across Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Guide the evolution of our AI pipelines, ensuring automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement are core capabilities.
• Serve as a thought partner for leadership, structuring and evolving the ideas that will define banking for the next decade.

Your skills and experience

• Deep experience in architecting and deploying AI/ML systems in cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Proven expertise in Java or .NET
• Experience designing APIs and cloud-native architectures for scalable, distributed systems.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD best practices.
• A track record of thinking beyond code - structuring complex problems and translating strategic concepts into technical solutions.
• Passion for exploring new technologies and pioneering ideas that challenge the status quo.
• Being able to mentor other team members in AI principles.
• Exposure to generative AI, NLP in production settings.

Why you'll love working here

Benefits

• Fixed 13th-month salary and performance bonus. 
• Full salary during probation and full social insurance coverage. 
• Hybrid working model with a good work-life balance. 
• Premium healthcare (including annual health check-up). 
• 16 days of annual leave per year. 
• 5 paid sick leave days. 
• Dynamic and international English-speaking working environment. 
• Regular gatherings (happy hours, bimonthly dinners, social events, etc.). 
• Annual company trip. 
• Fully stocked pantry with coffee and snacks. 
• Budget for team activities. 
• Supportive and diverse work environment that promotes continuous learning. 
• Opportunity for traveling and training in Europe.
  
  Join Topicus Vietnam as a Lead AI Engineer and make an impact in the financial services domain!