Senior Machine Learning Engineer - AI Tooling & Evaluation

Booking.com; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Generous paid leave

Discounts on Booking.com

Amsterdam living and city perks

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Booking.com in Amsterdam is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to own projects from ideation to productization, coach others, and drive business impact. You will work across ML, backend, and frontend with an AI-first mindset.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate AI solutions, deploy scalable ML systems, and advance data-driven product development. The role requires strong English communication and a proactive, can-do attitude.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience applying Generative AI and ML to business problems.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL; Java is a plus.
• Experience deploying ML systems in production with high throughput.
• Data-driven product development: analytics, A/B testing.
• Experience in cloud environments.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Track developments in Agentic AI, evaluation, and AI-assisted software engineering.
• Shape AI evaluation strategies with product teams.
• Build AI-first tooling, including skills, tools, and agent profiles.
• Define technical direction through RFCs, designs, and architecture proposals.
• Collaborate with ML teams to improve tooling and infra.
• Contribute to an AI-first engineering culture through reviews.
• Drive quality culture for ML practitioners.
• Identify issues in ML development cycle and introduce tools.
• Continuously evolve your craft with latest tech.

Skills

Python

SQL

Java

Cloud

ML Deployment

Data Analysis

English

Education

CS Degree

AI/ML Degree

Job description

Booking.com in Amsterdam is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to own projects from ideation to productization, coach others, and drive business impact. You will work across ML, backend, and frontend with an AI-first mindset.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate AI solutions, deploy scalable ML systems, and advance data-driven product development. The role requires strong English communication and a proactive, can-do attitude.