ML Ops Engineer (m/f/d)

Join TALPA Solutions, where we use cutting-edge technology to revolutionise the way industries predict and analyse equipment performance. As a leader in providing predictive analytics for fixed and mobile assets, we cover a wide range of industries including mining, construction, and logistics. Our platform integrates real-time and historical data to generate valuable insights and improve machine performance for our clients. Come be a part of a team that's not afraid to push boundaries and have some fun while we do it!

You are a skilled ML Ops Engineer with a strong software development background. As part of a dynamic, focused team of data scientists and machine learning engineers, you will be responsible for our internal Python data science libraries and support the deployment of machine learning workflows into production.

Our work is focused on providing actionable insights and breakdown analysis for heavy industry assets like mining trucks, underground loaders or material handlers. The data is collected from on-board units and processes in batches within our cloud-based big-data pipeline. Together with data scientists and AI and ML engineers, you will scale up analytics to provide asset uptime metrics or data-driven activity detection for several thousand machines with low latency and high computational performance.

Your mission:

• (Co-)maintain the code base of the data science team.
• Support and drive the deployment and scaling of data science workloads into production.
• Co-maintain the data science technical infrastructure.
• Design and implement scalable analytics pipelines.

Your skills:

• You have at least 2 years of professional experience in software engineering and machine learning engineering and at least 5 years of experience writing code (student assistant or working student time in a relevant field may be included).
• You can design and implement clean, maintainable, and extendable high-quality code using Python.
• You have experience with TensorFlow or Torch, including the creation of model training jobs and deploying models.
• You are proficient in Python, SQL, and Docker as well as you understand best practices and coding standards.
• You have experience and proficiency with CI/CD pipelines (especially in the ML context).
• You have worked with cloud-based approaches and know about the AWS infrastructure.
• You have the mindset to come to the Essen office at least once a week as our working ritual.
• You communicate fluently in English.

Nice to have:

• You have implemented workloads with AWS SageMaker.
• You have experience with MLFlow.
• You own a public GitHub repository with recent examples of ML-related projects.
• You have knowledge about AWS Glue and/or open table formats and data lake solutions like Starburst.

Why us?

TALPA is a value-driven organization, and we are excited about what we do. Exploration, Collaboration, Empowerment, Accountability, and Empathy - these are our values. If they are your guiding compass, you will fit right in!

As a team, we bring our diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences together. We support and challenge one another to bring out the best in each of us, and we might even have a little fun along the way. We care about you. Here is a glimpse of what makes life at TALPA Solutions special:

• Our culture is diverse and inclusive. We are one team with many voices.
• Agile performance: You actively participate in setting your challenges and goals via objectives and key results. Your lead continuously provides feedback and coaches you in dedicated sessions.
• €1200 training budget for training courses of your choice, such as conferences (national or abroad), online learning platforms, etc.
• We believe in trust. You know how you operate at your best. Free choice of hardware and operating system and flexible working hours and unlimited vacation policy are some ways how we will support you.
• We want your life to be hassle-free. That’s why you will find free food & drinks in our kitchen.
• We have a fully-equipped in-house gym on the office premises available 24/7.
• Bring your whole self to work and find a community. Whatever your passion, you will likely find like-minded people at TALPA Solutions.
• It is as a team that we operate at our best. We offer regular happiness activities that bring all of us together.
• We are a diverse team and want to grow as such. If you are looking to relocate to Germany to join us, we are happy to share our knowledge and help you through the relocation process.

People are at the centre of everything we do here at TALPA. We grew to what we are today because of the cooperation of unique people, and we need unique and diverse people to achieve where we want to go as a company. As a result, TALPA as an equal-opportunity employer prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sexual identity, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, nationality, citizenship, age, disability, medical condition, or any other unlawful consideration. We evaluate your application based on merit and keep your information confidential according to local law and best practice.