Applied AI, Forward Deployed Machine Learning Engineer, Critical and Sovereign Institutions, EMEA at Mistral

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and deploy production AI solutions for critical and sovereign use cases (LLM fine-tuning, RAG, agentic systems).
- Build secure, reliable GenAI applications tailored to regulatory and operational constraints of clients.
- Collaborate with researchers, engineers, product, and ops to ship end-to-end systems (backend, APIs, monitoring).
- Lead MLOps tasks: model versioning, inference optimization, deployment pipelines, observability, and cost controls.
- Provide technical guidance during pre-sales and client engagements, translating requirements into implementable designs.
- Maintain security, privacy, and compliance best practices for on-prem/cloud deployments and assist with audits.

Requirements:
- MS or PhD in AI, ML, CS, or related field with ~2+ years applied ML/AI experience (industry or research).
- Hands-on experience with Python, PyTorch, LLM fine-tuning, retrieval-augmented generation, and LangChain/HuggingFace tooling.
- Practical MLOps experience: deployment, monitoring, scaling, and inference optimization on cloud or on-prem infra.
- Strong system design skills for building production ML pipelines and APIs; backend/integration experience a plus.
- Excellent technical communication and collaboration skills; fluent in English. French citizenship required for security clearance on some projects.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and deploy secure AI solutions tailored for critical infrastructure and sovereign institutions. Collaborate with research and product teams to develop GenAI applications and provide technical guidance during pre-sales discussions.

Requirements

Requires a PhD or Master's in AI, Computer Science, or a related field with at least 2 years of AI/ML experience. Must be fluent in English and hold French citizenship to meet security clearance requirements.

Key skills

• Fine-tuning LLMs — not in any other listing on The Stack
• Advanced RAG — not in any other listing on The Stack
• Agentic Systems — in 26 other listings on The Stack
• Python — in 1200 other listings on The Stack
• PyTorch — in 92 other listings on The Stack
• LangChain — in 19 other listings on The Stack
• HuggingFace — in 4 other listings on The Stack
• API Design — in 192 other listings on The Stack
• Backend Development
• System Architecture
• NLP Applications
• MLOps
• Technical Communication
• Full-stack Development
• React
• Deep Learning

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)

• Mistral has 24 other listings on The Stack, 24 of them marked as offering visa sponsorship.
• 28 visa-sponsored jobs in France on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.
• 29 visa-sponsored machine learning engineer jobs in Europe on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.

Frequently asked questions about Mistral

Is this Applied AI, Forward Deployed Machine Learning Engineer, Critical and Sovereign Institutions, EMEA role still open?

It was posted on 2026-07-03. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Mistral's site before applying.

Does Mistral offer visa sponsorship?

This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Mistral's site.

Where is this role located?

The listing gives the location as France. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: Fine-tuning LLMs, Advanced RAG, Agentic Systems, Python, PyTorch, LangChain, HuggingFace, API Design, Backend Development, System Architecture, NLP Applications, MLOps, Technical Communication, Full-stack Development, React, Deep Learning.