Lead ML Engineer for AI Products & Cloud

Sia; Maastricht; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility budget

Hospital insurance

Performance-related bonus

Job summary

Sia is a next-generation, global management consulting group focused on data-driven outcomes. As a Machine Learning Engineer you will lead the growth of our Data team, shaping the future of AI solutions for clients and Sia’s own offerings.

You will build production ML/AI systems, guide data scientists, and collaborate with Dutch and international teams. Strong leadership, coding, and cloud skills are essential, with travel to local and international clients expected.

Qualifications

• MSc level education in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Embedded Systems or related field of study.
• 2-4 years of experience in building production-quality ML/Deep Learning pipelines and models.
• Good understanding of Machine Learning fundamentals and strong knowledge in a specific domain (e.g., Computer Vision, Deep Learning, NLP).
• Expert coding skills in Python and at least one of these languages: Scala, C++, Java.
• Hands-on experience with database management languages (e.g., SQL, PostgreSQL).
• Hands-on experience in cloud-based infrastructures (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Hands-on experience with Unix-based command line and DevOps tools (Git, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Hands-on experience with big data technologies (e.g. Spark, Hadoop, Databricks).
• You have a strong interest in data and AI-related topics, the ability to quickly build expertise in these areas, and you’re excited about helping our clients seize the opportunities they offer.
• Experience with coaching/mentoring other engineers.
• Prior experience in Management Consulting is a strong plus.
• Willingness to travel and work at local and international clients.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Dutch is required.

Responsibilities

• Leading an internal team towards the development of AI products.
• Working in a multidisciplinary team on client projects as an expert on your subject.
• Making architectural and design decisions for cloud environments.
• Building production level ML/AI solutions with solid software engineering.
• Guiding Data Scientists to scale up their models into production (parallelizing, optimizing, tuning, testing, and wrapping).
• Giving trainings, leading internal meetings and organizing external events.
• Participating in team meetings and workshops with clients.
• Writing blog articles, presenting at conferences and sending out press releases on the subject that you lead.

Skills

Python

Scala

C++

Java

ML/DL

Cloud architectures

DevOps

Big data

Education

MSc level education in Computer Science/AI/Math

Tools

Python

SQL

PostgreSQL

AWS/GCP/Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Spark/Hadoop/Databricks

Job description

Sia is a next-generation, global management consulting group focused on data-driven outcomes. As a Machine Learning Engineer you will lead the growth of our Data team, shaping the future of AI solutions for clients and Sia’s own offerings.

You will build production ML/AI systems, guide data scientists, and collaborate with Dutch and international teams. Strong leadership, coding, and cloud skills are essential, with travel to local and international clients expected.