Applied AI Engineer
Applied AI Engineer

Country: Spain

IT STARTS HERE

Santander ( is evolving from a integral, 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 whats possible.

This is more than a strategic shift. Its a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.

Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper. 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 MAKE

Santander AI Lab (CDAIO) is looking for an Applied AI Engineer based out of Madrid, Spain.

The AI Lab is the applied innovation engine of one of the worlds largest banks. We detect emerging opportunities, build working prototypes, validate them with real data, and transfer them to scale. We work with Anthropic, Sakana AI, AWS, ICMAT, CMU, INRIA and other world-class partners. Our published research (arXiv:2602.14606, arXiv:2602.02170) sets the formal foundation for everything we build.

Were shaping the way we work through innovation, cutting-edge technology, collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:

Designing, building and deploying production-grade agentic AI systems - multi-agent orchestration with real memory, planning, tool

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