AI Modernization Engineer

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Job Description

Innovation Engineering (IEN) partners with Business Units and Functions to accelerate innovation and enhance quality aligning closely with product roadmaps and priorities. We provide a focused portfolio of digital innovation and system platforms that enable our Philips Businesses to scale innovation.

About the role

Were looking for a hands-onengineer who gets stuff done by using AI coding tools to tackle legacy systems head-on. Youll spend most of your time digging into old code (think monoliths in C ANSI-C) figuring out what it actually does and using AI to help refactor break it apart and move pieces to modern setupswithout blowing up production.

The goal isnt to play with shiny AI toys; its to make modernization faster and less painful than the old manual way. Youll need good judgment to steer the AI catch its mistakes and deliver quality code that can be maintained.

Main responsibilities

• Dive into legacy codebases to map out business logic dependencies and pain pointsusing AI tools to speed up analysis and suggestions.

• Apply incremental approaches like the Strangler Fig pattern: start small extract one service or feature at a time build wrappers/facades and reroute traffic gradually.

• Use AI assistants (Copilot Windsurf Claude Codex etc.) to generate refactored code write tests for undocumented parts propose microservices breakdowns or translate old patterns to cloud-native equivalents.

• Integrate the changes safely: handle CI/CD conflicts versioning security reviews and performance checks so nothing regresses.

• Work closely with product teams and architects to selectthe highest-impact areas first and review what the AI spits out.

• Share practical tips on prompting effectively and avoiding common pitfalls so the team can level up on this too.

Must-have skills & experience

• Solid hands-on coding in at least two modern languages (Java Python C# C Rust Go preferred) and comfort reading/editing legacy stuff.

• You are proficient in applying SOLID principles TDD BDD and design & architecture patterns.

• Real experience doing legacy modernizationstrangler migrations incremental refactors monolith-to-microservices work (not just theory).

• Proven track record using generative AI tools day-to-day for code tasks: explaining old code suggesting refactors generating tests or automating translations.

• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS Azure) and basics like containers event-driven patterns CI/CD.

• Ability to spot when AI is hallucinating or suggesting bad ideasand fix it.

• Proactive attitude: you experiment with new tools but always tie it back to shipping reliable results.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with agent-style workflows or tools for automated decomposition.

• Background in automated testing or clean code habits in modernization projects.

• Experience in consulting or services where you modernize client systems under real constraints.

Personal attributes

• You see the big picturehardware software dataand how it all connects to solve real problems.

• You break down complex tech ideas so anyoneno matter their backgroundcan get it.

• You know how to make progress in groups where no one has official authorityjust influence and trust.

• You keep things practical and focused on what actually works not just theory.

• You openly share what you learn and tailor your message so it lands with whoevers listening.

• Youre a team playerproactive driven by results and always looking to lift others up.

What we offer

• Direct chance to cut through years of technical debt using tools thatmove the needle.

• Room to try emerging AI capabilities on real high-stakes code.

• Team of engineers who are also figuring out this spaceno ivory tower.

How we work together
This position requires working onsite in the office for a minimum of three days per week.

About Philips
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters and we wont stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

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If youre interested in this role and have many but not all of the experiences needed we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.

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