Senior Product Engineer / AI Solution ArchitectCountry: SpainIT STARTS HERESantander ( is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.We embrace a strong risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.Our Chief Data &

• Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAIO) division is building a world-class AI &

• Data team to make a difference in the lives of over 170 million people worldwide, through one of the largest banks in the world.We are undergoing one of the biggest transformations in our history and technology is at the heart of our strategy. Join our team to play a part in one of the most important technological projects for the financial sector in the world.THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKEThe Santander Artificial Intelligence Team is seeking a Senior Product Engineer / AI Solution Architect, based in our Madrid office, with global scope.You will support the design, development and evolution of AI-powered products and technical capabilities that accelerate integration, migration, modernization and application decommissioning across Santander Group. Reporting to the Global Head of AI Integration &

• Migration, you will act as a hands-on technical profile within a small product-oriented team, helping evolve internal assets such as Alchemy, integrate selected market solutions and translate product needs into scalable, secure and reusable technical components.This is a technical role with strong product orientation, requiring practical engineering capability, cloud and AI fluency, and the ability to work with vendors, DevOps, AI specialists,



architects and country teams to turn opportunities into working solutions.Apply LLMs, agentic AI, RAG / GraphRAG patterns, code-analysis techniques and workflow automation to practical enterprise scenarios, working with AI Specialist and DevOps profiles to move prototypes toward robust, observable and maintainable capabilities.Define technical guardrails, engineering practices and quality criteria for reusable AI-enabled tools, ensuring solutions align with Santander technology standards, AI governance principles, cybersecurity requirements and cloud architecture guidelines.Partner with Product Adoption &

• Value, Architecture, Cloud, vendors and country technology teams to assess technical feasibility, explain technical options and trade-offs, translate recurring needs into backlog inputs and support technical recommendations and decision materials.Professional Experience6+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, cloud engineering, AI engineering or technical product development in enterprise environments. (Required)Hands-on experience building or evolving digital products , platforms, automation tools, developer tools or integration capabilities. (Required)Practical experience with AI-enabled systems , LLM use cases, code analysis, workflow automation, RAG, agents or AI-assisted software engineering. (Required)Experience working with APIs, enterprise integrations, cloud services, DevOps practices and secure software delivery . (Required)Experience in banking, financial services or another regulated technology environment. (Preferred)EducationBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics or a related field,



or equivalent professional experience. (Required)Relevant certifications in cloud, AI/ML, software engineering, architecture or cybersecurity. (Preferred)LanguagesFull professional proficiency in English for global stakeholder engagement. (Required)Professional working proficiency in Spanish. (Preferred)Portuguese. (Preferred)Hard SkillsSoftware engineering capability using Python or an equivalent language, APIs, Git, testing, documentation and maintainable code practices . (Required)DevOps fundamentals , including CI/CD, containers, observability and infrastructure-as-code concepts. (Required)Cloud platform familiarity, particularly AWS

• Azure experience is also valuable. (Preferred)Knowledge of knowledge graphs, code parsing, software-modernization tooling or static analysis. (Pragmatism, balancing speed, control, buy-vs-build decisions, innovation and governance.WE VALUE YOUR IMPACTYour contribution matters, and it’s recognized. We enable our teams to go beyond through global opportunities and broad career paths.Enjoy a hybrid working model - some days remote, some days onsite with your team - along with flexible hours.Access hundreds of courses on our platforms, including exclusive access to our global learning space: Receive a highly competitive salary with performance-based bonuses, motivating you to keep growing with us.Benefit from preferential banking terms, special interest rates on loans, life insurance, and more.Through BeHealthy, our integral wellness programme, we promote holistic wellbeing.That’s why we offer childcare support and family-friendly programmes tailored to each life stage.Get access to Santander Contigo, our program for employees and their families offering legal, emotional, and administrative advisory services.Extra benefits. LOCAL COMPLIANCESantander is proud of being an organization where there are equal opportunities regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation.

📌 Senior Product Engineer / AI Solution Architect (Madrid)
🏢 Banco Santander
📍 Madrid