Lead ML Engineer (m/f/x)
Köln, Hybrid
Full-time
Permanent employee
Our vision - your future
Cofinity-X is a joint venture founded in 2023 by BASF, BMW Group, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Schaeffler, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen, and ZF. Established by industry experts, our company is primed for growth and is intended to be further led by professionals like yourself.
Your mission
- Lead our Machine Learning team and contribute to the development of sovereign AI in Europe
- Architect the training and fine-tuning of AI models using sovereign dataspace technology
- Set the technical direction for our ML roadmap, integrating cutting-edge AI innovation into our sovereign dataspace technology
- Support Product Management in evaluating and defining AI/ML architectures for target products and solutions, balancing customer requirements and technical constraints
- Recruit, lead, mentor, and inspire your own team of highly skilled ML engineers
- Partner with our HR team to scale the team through active sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding
- Coach and develop team members while fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and intellectually rigorous culture
- Work together with dataspace technology experts and product teams
- Contribute heavily to open-source projects
Your profile
- Master’s degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related discipline (PhD is a plus)
- 7+ years of experience in Machine Learning, ideally with experience in federated learning
- 3+ years of experience leading technical projects and people
- Proven experience working with product teams to bring ML products to market
- Deep understanding of modern ML infrastructure, LLMs, and AI tooling
- Outstanding stakeholder management skills and comfort working with senior leader
- Strong interest in sovereign AI and dataspace technology (Catena-X, Gaia-X, IDSA)
- Track record of open-source contributions and a strong understanding of how open-source projects work
Why us?
- Hybrid working model
- Balanced work-life balance with flexible working hours
- Annual training budget for continuous professional and personal development (1.500 EUR)
- Free choice of hardware
- Monthly lunch subsidy (up to 115 EUR)
- Deutschland Ticket and Job Bike for environmentally friendly mobility options
- Workation to work remotely from different locations within the EU
- We offer every employee a pensions scheme (bAV) with company sponsorship
- Regular team events to strengthen cohesion and foster a positive working atmosphere
- A modern office with an impressive view of the Cologne Cathedral
Über uns
Die Cofinity-X GmbH mit Sitz in Köln wurde 2023 gegründet und ist ein Gemeinschaftsunternehmen von BASF, BMW Group, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Schaeffler, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen und ZF. Die Vision von Cofinity-X ist es, einen offenen Marktplatz für die Bereitstellung von eigenen und fremden Geschäftsanwendungen und Diensten mit initialem Fokus auf Europa zu betreiben, die einen sicheren und standardisierten Datentransfer entlang der automobilen Wertschöpfungskette nach den Prinzipien von Gaia-X und Catena-X ermöglichen.