Senior ML Engineer & Tech Lead - Production AI

Sia; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hospital insurance

Personal development plan

Competitive salary with strong bonuses

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Sia is seeking an experienced ML Engineering leader to grow its Data team in the Netherlands. You will shape and execute your field of expertise across client projects and Sia's own AI solutions, collaborating with Dutch data scientists, the French data engineering team, and other Sia units.

You will guide architecture, build production ML/AI solutions, mentor engineers, and present results to clients. The role blends leadership, hands-on development, and strategic direction in a fast-growing,

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. German is a nice plus!

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.

Job description

Sia is seeking an experienced ML Engineering leader to grow its Data team in the Netherlands. You will shape and execute your field of expertise across client projects and Sia's own AI solutions, collaborating with Dutch data scientists, the French data engineering team, and other Sia units.

You will guide architecture, build production ML/AI solutions, mentor engineers, and present results to clients. The role blends leadership, hands-on development, and strategic direction in a fast-growing,