Equity Platform AI Engineer (f/m/d)

To further enhance our AI-driven equity platform we are seeking an AI Engineer (f/m/d) with strong business acumen and solid IT expertise.

As an AI Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the next generation of AI capabilities across the equity platform.  You will translate investment and research questions into production-ready AI solutions, owning the full lifecycle of AI use cases - from ideation to production deployment.

The role sits within the Active Engineering Equity team, which acts as a bridge between fundamental and systematic equity portfolio management, as well as research. The team’s mission is to strengthen the equity platform by building scalable, data-driven capabilities that enhance decision-making, improve efficiency, and enable collaboration across teams.

You will work on applied AI problems at the intersection of finance, machine learning, large-scale text analysis, information retrieval, knowledge extraction, and predictive modeling.

This position will be based in Frankfurt.

What you will do

AI Use Case Development & Modeling

• Design and deploy end-to-end AI solutions (NLP, RAG, ranking, forecasting) across the equity research and portfolio management workflow
• Develop and evaluate ML, AI and LLM-based models using both structured financial data and unstructured sources (research text, transcripts, alternative data)
• Identify opportunities where AI can support fundamental research and investment processes, extract insights from large data sets, or enhance systematic signals

Data & Infrastructure Integration

• Build and maintain scalable feature and inference pipelines supporting AI-driven investment workflows
• Work closely with Dev/ML Ops, and architecture teams to productionize models, implement CI/CD pipelines, and ensure robust, scalable deployment within the existing data and technology landscape
• Ensure solutions integrate with existing research tools, data platforms, and portfolio management systems

AI Solution Delivery & Operationalization

• Build reusable AI components and services that can be leveraged across multiple investment teams and workflows
• Ensure production readiness through monitoring, documentation, performance tracking, and model governance

Communication & Collaboration

• Collaborate with major stakeholders like quantitative researchers, data engineers, and portfolio teams to translate investment questions into high-impact technical solutions
• Help investment teams explore how AI can enhance research workflows and portfolio insights
• Present model outputs in both machine- and human-digestible formats (APIs, dashboards, reports), enabling use in portfolio decision-making
• Contribute to fostering a collaborative culture between systematic and fundamental investment teams, helping scale successful ideas across the broader equity platform

What you bring

• PhD preferred (or advanced degree) in Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative discipline
• Strong background in Data Science, Quantitative Methods, and Applied Machine Learning
• Proven experience developing AI/ML and LLM-based solutions
• Solid Python programming skills and experience working in modern data and cloud environments
• Experience contributing to production-grade AI/ML workflows (e.g., Databricks, Spark, MLflow), with a good understanding of how models are deployed and monitored in practice
• Hands-on mentality with a willingness to prototype, iterate, and take ownership from idea to production
• Deep understanding of data engineering concepts
• Strong service mindset with a focus on building solutions that benefit the broader investment platform
• Experience in financial markets, and strong curiosity and willingness to develop deep domain knowledge in equities and asset management
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to operate within an international team and independently in a fast-moving, cross-functional squad environment
• Knowledge of version control (Git) and CI/CD practices
• Proficiency in English both written and spoken
• A passion for writing high-quality, maintainable code

What we offer

• We empower our employees by ensuring flexible work arrangements that maintain a balance between performance, productivity, career development and personal priorities (e.g., hybrid model/ flexible working hours)
• Securing your future: Access to company pension/savings plans
• Family support (relocation/ childcare facilities)
• Company share purchasing plan
• Mental health and wellbeing programs
• Mobility solutions (Jobrad bike leasing, subvention Jobticket)
• Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group
• Self-guided learning & development
• … and so much more!

About Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors is a leading active asset manager, managing assets for individuals, families, and institutions worldwide. Our goal is to actively shape the future of investing for all our clients, wherever their location and whatever their objectives.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

If you feel inspired to promote the active asset management experience, this is the place for you. Join our international, technology-enabled, and agile environment. Simply upload your CV in English to apply for this position.  If you need support to navigate our websites or at any stage during your application, please send an email with your request to recruiting@allianzgi.com

Join us. Let’s care for tomorrow.

How to Apply: Applying is quick and easy. Simply upload your CV, complete your personal details, confirm your consent for AI support in the “Additional Information” section, and submit your application.

To support our recruiters, we use Fit Score—an AI‑powered tool that highlights how closely your profile aligns with the role. This helps us review applications more efficiently and focus on what matters most: your skills and experience.

Good to know: The Fit Score is a support tool only. At Allianz, technology never replaces human judgment. Every application is carefully reviewed by our recruiting teams, ensuring a fair, thoughtful, and personal hiring process.

94658 | Asset & Investment Management | Professional | n.a. | Allianz Global Investors | Full-Time | Permanent