Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI Platform

Role Overview

Smartly is seeking an experienced Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join our AI Platform Team based in Berlin. This role involves developing AI-driven solutions to enhance advertising creatives and campaigns, spanning media types including images, videos, text, and structured performance data. You'll own critical projects that help marketers create more effective advertising experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement machine learning software systems that empower users to craft superior advertising campaigns and experiences.
• Handle and analyze diverse datasets such as images, videos, audio, text, and structured performance metrics.
• Enhance Smartly's MLOps and data infrastructure alongside senior engineers, data scientists, and software engineers, enabling robust production deployment of AI/ML applications.
• Participate actively in team planning, retrospectives, and continuous process improvement to deliver impactful products.
• Influence the work life of hundreds of Smartly’s advertisers through your contributions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including product, engineering, and infrastructure teams to translate business needs into viable ML solutions.
• Develop and refine soft skills by engaging in knowledge sharing, leading meetings, pair programming, and collaborative debugging.
• Stay abreast of cutting-edge machine learning advancements, particularly in generative AI, computer vision, natural language processing, and model explainability.

Candidate Profile

• Minimum of 5 years experience in developing and deploying production-quality software systems.
• At least 2 years experience delivering ML-powered software services.
• Proven expertise with cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform over 2+ years.
• Proficiency in Python; additional knowledge of C++ or Java is advantageous.
• Hands-on experience with modern machine learning frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow.
• Familiarity with MLOps tools and concepts, such as MLflow and Kubeflow.
• Skilled in feature engineering, model evaluation, diagnostics, and monitoring.
• Strong foundation in linear algebra, statistics, and calculus.
• Experience building scalable data processing pipelines for ML tasks.
• Track record in developing and maintaining services adhering to SLAs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to deliver customer-centric solutions rapidly while making sound architectural decisions.
• Adaptable and resilient when dealing with ambiguous or novel challenges.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Master’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• Willingness and ability to work from the Berlin office approximately three days a week in a hybrid model.

Compensation and Benefits

• Inclusive global work culture with a diverse team representing over 60 nationalities across multiple countries.
• Opportunity to influence global advertising technologies impacting hundreds of brands and millions of consumers.
• Commitment to employee wellbeing through healthcare, mental health support, paid holidays, and family leave.
• Competitive remuneration including equity options, performance rewards, and career growth prospects.
• Flexible hybrid work model with additional benefits such as the option to work abroad up to 30 days annually.

About Smartly

Smartly is an AI-driven advertising technology company revolutionizing ad experiences for brands and consumers. Our platform integrates media, creative, and intelligence to drive billions of impressions and creative outputs worldwide. Recognized as a leader in creative advertising technologies, Smartly manages extensive ad spend across major platforms including Facebook, Google, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok. Our diverse team fosters an inclusive environment emphasizing respect, equity, and open communication.

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