Lead ML Engineer (m/f/x)
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About the Position
Lead ML Engineer (m/f/x)
Köln, Hybrid
Full-time
Permanent employee
About the Company
Cofinity-X GmbH is a joint venture founded in 2023 by industry leaders including BASF, BMW Group, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Schaeffler, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen, and ZF. Based in Cologne, Cofinity-X aims to establish an open marketplace for business applications and services, enabling secure and standardized data transfer along the automotive value chain in accordance with Gaia-X and Catena-X principles.
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 leaders
- 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
- Good German and English language skills, both written and spoken
We Offer
- 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
- Pensions scheme (bAV) with company sponsorship
- Regular team events to strengthen cohesion and foster a positive working atmosphere
- Modern office with an impressive view of the Cologne Cathedral
Why Us?
Join Cofinity-X GmbH as a Lead ML Engineer to lead our Machine Learning team and contribute to the development of sovereign AI in Europe.
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