Engineering Manager (Data Science)

<div><div style="left:0;width:100%;height:0;position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%"><iframe src="https://embedded-media.ashbyhq.com/embed/d46a70e4-dda0-4df5-a31f-79355b4ff19c/d204d23d-b7bb-4ebb-98f0-e0b7d6f242f1" style="top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;border:0" allowfullscreen scrolling="no" allow="encrypted-media *; picture-in-picture *;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation"></iframe></div></div><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3>What you’ll do</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Build, mentor, and lead an elite data science team as a trusted, empathetic player-coach, while clearly communicating complex technical ideas to executives, customers, and partners</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Personally design, train, deploy, and own the models that power Peec AI’s AI Search recommendations, taking hands-on responsibility for our most business-critical ML systems</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Develop and ship novel algorithms that reverse-engineer AI search and LLM behavior, turning deep technical insight into durable, customer-facing product advantages</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Own the full ML lifecycle end-to-end — from first-principles research and rigorous experimentation to production deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Architect and evolve scalable data and ML systems, making high-leverage decisions across data pipelines, modeling approaches, evaluation frameworks, and model serving</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Write and review production-grade code at an exceptional standard, setting the technical bar for the entire organization</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3>What we’re looking for</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">8+ years of professional data science experience, with at least 3+ years in a leadership or managerial role at a top-tier high growth startup, or FAANG level tech company (e.g., Tech Lead, EM, SDM)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">A world-class data science leader with a rare combination of deep technical mastery and proven leadership, who has built and shipped category-defining ML products in high-growth or frontier environments</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">A demonstrable history of personally owning and scaling complex ML systems from raw research ideas to reliable, high-impact production deployments</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Exceptional command of Python and applied machine learning, with strong systems-level instincts spanning APIs, data pipelines, ML infrastructure, and production reliability</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">A deep, first-principles understanding of LLMs and AI search systems, including the ability to rigorously evaluate, reverse-engineer, and reason about emergent model behavior</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience making consequential architectural and modeling decisions in cloud-native environments (preferably GCP), using tools like FastAPI, Docker, and modern data platforms</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Outstanding judgment, communication, and problem-solving ability, with the credibility to set direction, earn trust, and lead through extreme ambiguity</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3>Our Data Science Stack</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Languages:</strong> Python, SQL</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Libraries:</strong> Pandas, NumPy, HuggingFace, PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Backend:</strong> GCP, Cloud Functions, Firestore, Postgres, AlloyDB, BigQuery</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>AI Models:</strong> OpenAI, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Llama, and others</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3>Bonus Points</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Widely recognized contributions to open-source projects or foundational ML tooling</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Publicly visible side or research projects demonstrating exceptional technical depth</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Publications or talks at top-tier ML or AI conferences</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Founder experience or senior technical leadership in high-growth startups</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Fluency in TypeScript</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3>What we offer</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">A defining leadership role with with real impact and ownership at one of Europe’s fastest-growing Series A startups</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Regular team events and off-sites</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Aggressive equity compensation package</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Paid Dinner &amp; Uber home when working late</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">The most beautiful office space and work environment in Berlin</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><hr><p>Compensation: €120K – €160K • Offers Equity</p><ul><li> • €120K – €160K • Offers Equity</li></ul><p>Find <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com">Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>