At Akkuro, we build software that redefines 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. We're seeking a visionary Principal AI Architect to help structure our leadership's thinking and turn ambitious concepts into practical blueprints and robust systems.
Your Impact
As our AI Architect, you will:
- 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
What you bring
- Deep experience in architecting and deploying AI/ML systems in cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Proven expertise in Python, Java, .Net, or similar languages.
- Strong understanding of machine learning principles, with hands-on knowledge of frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn.
- 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 codestructuring complex problems and translating strategic concepts into technical solutions.
- Passion for exploring new technologies and pioneering ideas that challenge the status quo.
Nice to have
- Background in MLOps tools and practices.
- Experience building data pipelines and working with modern data engineering stacks.
- Exposure to generative AI, NLP, or computer vision in production settings.
- Certifications in relevant cloud platforms (e.g., Azure AI Engineer, AWS Machine Learning Specialty).
- Prior experience aligning technical architectures with C-level strategy discussions.
Why You'll Love Working Here
- An opportunity to help define the foundational architecture of agentic banking across the entire banking value chain.
- Fixed 13th-month salary and performance bonus.
- Full salary during probation
- 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, 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 the Netherlands.
