AI Engineer – Innovation Hub

About the role

We are seeking an AI Engineer to join The Dock, Accenture’s flagship R&D and Global Innovation Centre in Dublin. The role involves designing, building and delivering AI‑enabled products, from early prototypes through to production‑ready systems, as part of a multidisciplinary team of engineers, designers, product managers and data scientists.

Key responsibilities

• Write clean, maintainable, well‑tested and documented code.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, architects and data scientists to deliver solutions that meet business and user needs.
• Translate business requirements into functional and non‑functional technical specifications.
• Participate in code reviews and fortnightly knowledge‑sharing sessions.
• Investigate, troubleshoot and resolve software defects and performance issues.
• Explore new technologies, design patterns and engineering approaches to support innovation.
• Assist in improving development processes and CI/CD delivery pipelines.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate engineering tasks, automate processes and improve documentation where appropriate.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field.
• Strong foundation in software engineering principles.
• Curious problem‑solving mindset with systems‑thinking and a strong sense of ownership.
• Willingness to share knowledge, collaborate and continuously learn.

Required skills

• Software engineering best practices.
• CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance.
• Use of AI‑assisted development tools.