About the Role
We are seeking an experienced AI/ML Engineer to own the machine learning and GenAI infrastructure, driving advanced analytics and AI use cases. You will design, build, and maintain end-to-end ML pipelines in Vertex AI, ensuring seamless transition from prototype to production with monitoring, cost efficiency, and compliance. This role pioneers GenAI enablement, including RAG, embeddings, and AI-driven applications, embedding governance, reproducibility, and scalability from the start. You will act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure AI/ML initiatives deliver measurable business impact.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain modular, reusable ML pipelines in Vertex AI Pipelines covering training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and retraining.
- Develop GenAI capabilities including embeddings, retrieval pipelines, vector databases, and RAG frameworks for chatbots, personalisation, and semantic search.
- Build and manage feature stores and reusable datasets in collaboration with Data Engineers and Analysts.
- Productionise workflows with Prefect orchestration and CI/CD pipelines in Bitbucket.
- Implement continuous evaluation, drift detection, performance monitoring, rollback strategies, and retraining triggers for deployed models.
- Embed GDPR compliance, RBAC, anonymisation, explainability, fairness, and auditability into every model and pipeline.
- Document lineage of features, models, and inference workflows, and partner with the Data Governance Lead on ethical AI frameworks.
- Translate technical capabilities into business friendly outcomes, communicating trade offs across accuracy, latency, and cost to non technical stakeholders.
- Mentor Data Engineers in ML Ops and GenAI techniques, and contribute to internal AI/ML guilds and best practices.
Requirements
- 5 to 7 years of experience in Data Engineering or ML Ops, with at least 3 years focused on productionising ML pipelines.
- Strong stakeholder communication and the ability to translate AI/ML into measurable business outcomes.
- Systems thinker with strong ethical grounding in responsible AI; balances innovation with operational reliability and cost control.
Skills
- Python
- ML/DL libraries (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, LangChain)
- BigQuery
- dbt
- SQL
- Vertex AI
- Prefect orchestration
- CI/CD pipelines in Bitbucket
- MLflow
- TFX
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Vector databases (Pinecone, FAISS, Milvus)
Location
- Berlin
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
- Senior
Education Level
- Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field
- PhD a plus
Benefits
- 28 days of paid time off per year plus up to 5 days off between Christmas and New Year
- Urban Sports Club membership
- Swapfiets bike rental or a subsidy for the Deutschlandticket
- Discounts on various brands (Flaconi, Bosch, Apple, Expedia)
- Real ownership and room for new initiatives
- Inviting office spaces with organic teas and superfoods
- Regular parties and feasts
- An appealing discount on all of our products
About the Company
- Sunday Natural emerged from a long-standing passion and research in the fields of health, healing, and personal growth.
- We aim to produce products that are as natural as possible, absolutely pure, free from any additives, and of the highest quality.
- In a strategic partnership with CVC, Sunday Natural is now one of Germany's most renowned quality manufacturers, with its own research and development department in Berlin.
- For the continuous improvement of our products, we collaborate with selected research institutes, scientists, therapists, farmers, and professional associations.
- We take our ecological responsibility very seriously: the majority of our product range is vegan.
- We take an innovative approach to packaging: most of our products are packaged in glass, making them almost entirely recyclable.
- Our diverse team in Berlin consists of over 350 employees from more than 45 nationalities and continues to grow – but at a sustainable pace.
- Our goal is to foster a collaborative, supportive, and inclusive work environment with a diverse group of motivated, talented, and visionary team members.
Equal Opportunity
- We highly value equality of opportunity and inclusivity, and we would like to particularly encourage women and candidates from under-represented backgrounds to apply, even if you don’t match with 100% of the requirements.
