Lead and develop a high-performing team, fostering individual growth and collaboration.
Manage and mentor ML engineers and ML scientists, ensuring their professional development and effectiveness.
Develop scalable ML infrastructure and pipelines for efficient data processing and evaluations deployment.
Evaluate architecture solutions based on cost, business needs, and emerging technologies.
Contribute to generative AI development, including novel applications like GPT variants.
Collaborate closely with software engineers to ensure seamless deployment and model inference.
Monitor application health, set and track relevant metrics, and implement effective maintenance strategies.
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into viable ML solutions.
Evaluate and integrate new ML technologies to enhance productivity and performance.
Drive continuous improvement through model retraining, performance monitoring, and optimization.
Develop robust ML and AI solutions that meet business objectives while considering production constraints.
Stay abreast of industry methodologies, explore new technologies, and champion their adoption within the team.
Actively contribute to Machine Learning at Booking.com through training, exploration of new technologies, and mentoring colleagues.
Advocate for improvements, scaling, and extension of ML tooling and infrastructure.
Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence within the ML team.
Requirements & Skills:
3+ years leading an ML team of a minimum of 4 people in a fast-paced production environment.
Relevant work or academic experience (MSc + 5 years of working experience, or PhD + 3 years of working experience), involved in the application of Machine Learning to business problems.
Master’s degree, PhD, or equivalent experience in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Physics, etc.).
Advanced knowledge and experience in Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing, engineering aspects of developing ML and Generative AI models at scale.
Experience designing and executing end-to-end solutions for deploying different ML models.
Experience with cloud frameworks like AWS Sagemaker for training, evaluation, and serving models using TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn.
Experience with big data processing frameworks such, Pyspark, Apache Flink, Snowflake, or similar frameworks.
Demonstrable experience with MySQL, Cassandra, DynamoDB, or similar relational/NoSQL database systems.
Deep understanding of machine learning algorithms, statistical models, and data structures.
Experience collaborating cross-functionally in the development of machine learning products (e.g., Developers, UX specialists, Product Managers, etc.).
Strong working knowledge of Python, Java, Kafka, Hadoop, SQL, and Spark or similar technologies. Working experience with version control systems.
Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
Successfully driving technical, business, and people-related initiatives that improve productivity, performance, and quality while communicating with stakeholders at all levels
Leading by example, gaining respect through actions, not your title. Developing your team and motivating them to achieve their goals. Providing feedback timely manner and managing your key team performance indicators
