Horizon56

Stavanger

Job Role Overview
As a full-time LLM &amp; AI Engineer (internal title: Innovative Technologies Engineer), you will be at the forefront of turning emerging technologies into real-world software features. Your work will focus on exploring, prototyping, and validating new ideas with a strong emphasis on Large Language Models (LLMs) to actively shape the future of our products.
This position bridges research and practical development, requiring both creative exploration and hands-on engineering. You will join our newly established Innovative Technologies Team, reporting to the Innovative Technologies Lead. As part of this growing team, you will collaborate closely with product and engineering colleagues while operating within an independent, innovation-focused unit.
You will work in the fascinating and complex domain of offshore drilling, with exposure to the entire value chain -- from onshore planning to execution aboard offshore drilling installations and ships. Navigating this specialized industry offers engaging challenges, continuous learning, and the opportunity to solve intricate real-world problems. The prototypes you build can directly enhance the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of offshore operations. To broaden your horizons (and if attractive), we offer opportunities to travel to rigs as well as customer and partner offices in the Nordics and globally.
We believe that both an experienced graduate and a mid-level engineer with a strong interest in AI/LLMs can thrive in this position.
You will enjoy this role if you:
· Like to explore new technologies and quickly turn ideas into working software.
· Are curious about the offshore and energy domain and want to see your work have real-world impact.
· Value autonomy, but appreciate collaboration, feedback, and learning from others.
· Are comfortable working in a dynamic environment where priorities can change as we discover what works best for our customers.
Job Role Responsibilities
· Rapidly prototype innovative technology concepts, with a primary focus on LLM-based solutions.
· Develop functional proofs-of-concept using Python and modern web frameworks (e.g., FastAPI or similar).
· Experiment with advanced LLM applications, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agent orchestration.
· Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to transition successful prototypes into production-ready features.
· Continuously refine prototypes based on user feedback, product insights, and technical evaluations.
· Explore and evaluate emerging technologies, collaboratively selected with your team.
· Contribute to knowledge sharing, documentation, and internal demos around new prototypes and findings.
Required qualifications, skills and experience
At Horizon56 we strongly promote giving opportunities to the right people. Non-formal attributes such as attitude, mindset and potential are a big part of how and who we hire. In addition, we are also specifically looking for someone who has:
· Experience level: Minimum 3 years of professional experience.
· Practical experience in software engineering with Python, demonstrated through professional roles (and optionally substantial private projects).
· Strong prototyping skills using Python, ideally with FastAPI or similar modern web frameworks.
· Hands-on experience working with Large Language Models (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta Llama), including at least one real application, internal tool, or serious side project.
· Background in natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, or algorithm design.
· Comfort with rapid experimentation and iterative development, from idea to working prototype.
· A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for innovation, learning, and sharing knowledge.
· Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal), both technical and non- technical.
Preferred qualifications, skills and experience
· Hold a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
· Have basic front-end development skills (e.g., HTML5, TypeScript, CSS, Vue.js, React, or Angular).
· Are familiar with additional programming languages, especially C# .NET framework.
· Have exposure to Azure Cloud services and serverless architecture.
· Have previous experience in R&amp;D, innovation labs, or experimental environments.
· Have contributed to open-source projects or have relevant publications.
Working Location
This role will be based in our Stavanger office, working from facilities provided by Horizon56.
How to apply
· Your CV.
· A short motivation (a few paragraphs) about why you are interested in this role and Horizon56.
· Approx. 200-word essay on the strengths and limits of today’s state-of-the-art LLMs (OpenAI GPT 5.1, Meta Llama 4 etc.), for executing business processes (which tasks can they solve now, and where do you see clear limitations?).
· Links or brief descriptions of relevant projects (professional or personal), especially those involving Python, LLMs, or ML.

We are Hiring: LLM \& AI Engineer to Shape Intelligent Systems