AI Application Engineer (LLMs, Mental Health) (Berlin, Germany)

AI Application Engineer (LLMs, Mental Health)

Company Overview

Aumio 3,084 followers Health, Wellness & Fitness 11-50 employees 17 on LinkedIn We are a passionate and curious team building digital mental health and prevention apps that support people at different stages of life – from children to adults. Our growing product family includes apps for both children and adults – from Aumio to Happy Baby, and new prevention-focused health experiences like Ally. We believe that mental health should be accessible, evidence-based and stigma-free – and that technology can play a powerful role in prevention and early support. … Show more

Job Summary

In our new project at Aumio we’re building Ally, an AI-powered mental health app certified for the German health care system.You’ll work on production-grade LLM systems that support real, sensitive conversations about stress and mental wellbeing. This is not a research role. You’ll design RAG pipelines, safety systems, and conversational flows that people use every day. You’ll join a small, senior team with high autonomy and real ownership over architecture and deployment.If you care about building AI that genuinely helps people, we should talk!

Key Responsibilities

What you will you buildProduction-grade LLM systems that support real conversations about mental health. This means:

• Designing conversation flows that feel natural, not robotic
• Building RAG pipelines that retrieve the right knowledge at the right time
• Implementing safety systems that catch risks before they reach users
• Optimizing for performance and cost without sacrificing quality
• Supporting backend infrastructure (FastAPI, Docker, Render) as needed

You'll work alongside our Lead AI Engineer on architecture and deployment. We look for someone who spots problems before they're assigned, proposes solutions without prompting, and drives technical decisions independently.

Requirements / Qualifications

What you should bringTechnical foundation:

• Strong Python and production LLM experience
• Track record shipping AI systems that people actually use
• Comfortable with backend services, APIs, and deployment
• 2+ years of relevant work experience

Your way of working:

• Intelligent problem-solving – You break down complex challenges, evaluate tradeoffs, and choose elegant solutions. You think critically about whether it's the right approach, not just how to implement it.
• Proactive ownership & independence – You don't wait for tickets or detailed specs. You identify gaps, raise concerns early, propose solutions, and drive work forward autonomously.
• Clear communication – You translate between technical depth and business context. You keep teams aligned, document decisions, and explain complex systems clearly.
• Pragmatic execution – You balance quality with speed, shipping iteratively while maintaining high standards.

Preferred Qualifications

Nice-to-have skills: DevOps, FastAPI, Flutter, conversational AI, health tech compliance

Location

Berlin, Germany, Remote: False

Salary & Benefits

• €65,000-€95,000 salary (depending on experience)
• VSOP stock options (i.e. company shares)
• Urban Sports Club membership
• Personal development budget for learning
• Team lunches, events and coworking community
• Real impact on digital mental health care
• High autonomy and fast decision-making in a small, interdisciplinary team
• Berlin-based w/ home office and remote work options
• Relocation support available

Application Process

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