For more than 40 years, Accelya has been the industry’s partner for change, simplifying airline financial and commercial processes and empowering the air transport community to take better control of the future. Whether partnering with IATA on industry-wide initiatives or enabling digital transformation to simplify airline processes, Accelya drives the airline industry forward and proudly puts control back in the hands of airlines so they can move further, faster.
Role Purpose As Senior Specialist - Artifical Intelligence at Accelya, you will lead AI/ML development, architecting intelligent systems, mentoring engineers and applying advanced AI techniques to solve complex airline domain problems at scale. Duties & Responsibilities • Lead the design and development of complex, production-grade AI/ML systems for airline software applications • Architect scalable ML platforms and AI feature infrastructure on AWS, integrating with Accelya's microservices architecture • Drive adoption of advanced AI techniques including foundation models, RAG, agentic AI and reinforcement learning for airline domain problems • Lead ML experiment design, statistical evaluation and production deployment of high-impact AI capabilities • Partner with senior product and engineering leaders on AI product strategy and roadmap • Define AI engineering standards, review practices and MLOps governance across the team • Publish internal research, thought leadership and contribute to Accelya's AI knowledge community Required Experience & Skills • 5–7 years of AI/ML engineering experience with a track record of high-impact model delivery • Expert ML skills across classical ML, deep learning, LLMs and generative AI • Deep experience with ML platform engineering, MLOps and responsible AI • Proven ability to lead ML engineering teams and drive technical strategy • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; Master's or PhD preferred Preferred Experience & Skills • Deep expertise in generative AI, foundation models and agentic AI frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex) applied to enterprise software products • Knowledge of how FLYR's AI-native architecture, PROS AI and Amadeus ML capabilities are shaping AI in the airline technology sector • Expert use of AWS AI services (SageMaker, Bedrock, Comprehend) within Accelya's AWS-partnered cloud environment • Understanding of responsible AI governance in airline technology, including model explainability, fairness in pricing AI and regulatory implications for AI-driven airline decisions What do we offer? • An open culture with a creative and challenging opportunity to satisfy your intellectual needs • Flexible working hours • Smart working: a hybrid remote/office working environment • Work-life balance • An excellent, dynamic and multicultural environment to work in About Accelya Accelya is a leading global software provider to the airline industry, powering over 200 airlines with an open, modular software platform. Owned by Vista Equity Partners, we bring together 2,000+ employees across 10 global offices. We are proud partners of AWS and pioneers in NDC expertise. Find out more at www.accelya.comWhat does the future of the air transport industry look like to you? Whether you’re an industry veteran or someone with experience from other industries, we want to make your ambitions a reality!
Skills Required
- 5-7 years of AI/ML engineering experience with a track record of high-impact model delivery
- Expertise in classical machine learning, deep learning, large language models, and generative AI
- Deep experience with ML platform engineering, MLOps, and responsible AI
- Experience leading ML engineering teams and driving technical strategy
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Master's degree or PhD
- Expertise in generative AI, foundation models, and agentic AI frameworks such as LangChain and LlamaIndex
- Expertise using AWS AI services including SageMaker, Bedrock, and Comprehend
- Knowledge of responsible AI governance, model explainability, fairness, and AI regulatory implications
Accelya Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is often described as comprehensive and, in some U.S. cases, fully paid, alongside dental, vision, life, disability, and EAP support. Company materials also highlight location-based comprehensive insurance and wellbeing programs.
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Affordable Benefits — In the U.S., some accounts note fully paid health insurance, indicating low employee premium costs. This can make the overall package feel more cost-effective even when other elements are average.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Programs include EAP and Health Advocate services, with work–life balance initiatives and optional FSAs and commuter benefits where applicable. The organization emphasizes wellbeing-focused, location-based offerings.
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Accelya is a leading global technology and service provider to the air transport industry, delivering innovative change at speed and scale. Our market-leading Passenger Cargo, and Industry platforms support airline retailing from offer to settlement. For more than 40 years, we’ve been the industry’s partner for change, simplifying airline financial and commercial processes. As a result, we're always driving the airline industry forward, from partnering with IATA on industry-wide initiatives to creating strategic solutions that simplify airline processes. We’re proudly putting control back in the hands of airlines so they can move further, faster.
