Senior ML Engineer & AI Product Lead

Sia; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity inclusion

Great atmosphere

Development plan

Hospital insurance

Performance bonus

Job summary

Sia is a next-generation, global management consulting group. We are seeking an expert Machine Learning Engineer to grow our Data team in Rotterdam, shaping and executing the future of AI solutions for clients and internal platforms.

You will lead internal AI product development, guide Data Scientists, design cloud architectures, and accelerate production ML—from training to deployment—while mentoring others and sharing insights through blogs and talks.

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., CV, DL, NLP).
• Expert coding skills in Python and at least one of these languages: Scala, C++, Java.
• Hands-on experience with DB management languages (SQL, PostgreSQL).
• Hands-on experience in cloud-based infrastructures (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Hands-on experience with Unix-based CLI and DevOps tools (Git, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Hands-on experience with big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Databricks).
• Interest in data and AI-related topics, ability to quickly build expertise, and helping clients seize opportunities.

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).
• 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

Leadership

Project management

Problem solving

Data science / engineering

Communication

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Education

MSc in Computer Science

Applied Mathematics

Artificial Intelligence

Embedded Systems

Tools

Python

Scala

C++

Java

SQL/PostgreSQL

AWS/GCP/Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Databricks

Job description

Sia is a next-generation, global management consulting group. We are seeking an expert Machine Learning Engineer to grow our Data team in Rotterdam, shaping and executing the future of AI solutions for clients and internal platforms.

You will lead internal AI product development, guide Data Scientists, design cloud architectures, and accelerate production ML—from training to deployment—while mentoring others and sharing insights through blogs and talks.