Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Machine Learning (ML) is revolutionizing the way of doing business at a global scale. sennder is a European digital freight forwarder with a data-centric problem-solving approach to build the next generation of supply chain and road logistics services. Do you want to help us to shape the future together?

We value humility and we're as interested in your character as we are in your talent. Please apply, even if you feel you only meet part of our listed criteria. Diversity drives innovation and we offer an international and friendly work environment with an energetic company culture. Just be yourself and maybe you’ll bring something valuable to the role we didn't initially think of.

You will be joining our central Machine Learning Engineering team - as part of sennder’s Data department. The department’s mission is to “Relentlessly build exceptional value-adding products that inspire data-centricity in everything sennder does.” All Data dept. teams are multidisciplinar (e.g.: data engineering, BI/analytics, MLOps, Data Science) and have a wide range of responsibilities. They range from creating a unique technological backbone for our data platform (that enable our operation teams to develop analytics-as-a-service on a daily basis) to developing advanced predictive and prescriptive analytics services to give us an unique competitive advantage in terms of predictive insights and automation which are translated in a better user experience, a lower cost base and a higher customer base and corresponding revenue stream.

YOUR MISSION

• Apply data science concepts to solve problems like pricing optimization, load-to-carrier recommendation, load search and logistics network optimization, among others.
• Define the new state-of-the-art for machine learning engineering in the road logistics services;
• Develop machine learning expertise beyond basic supervised and unsupervised learning, mentor and be mentored  by other team members;
• Prototype and subsequently operationalize innovative, data-intensive, end-to-end machine-learning-based decision engines, following the latest best practices on MLOps;
• Enforce the best principles in ML System Design by balancing the feedback loop on data exploitation and data acquisition, follow the 80/20 ruling, focus on the right metric in every design decision and once a shippable amount of value is created, go live, evaluate, learn and iterate.
• Demonstrate your leadership skills and manage a Machine Learning based project or product, which you will define through frequent cross-functional interactions with your peers as well with  experienced logistics professionals and Technical Product Owners, among other stakeholders;

YOUR PROFILE

• Highly motivated with excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills
• M.Sc or PhD in a quantitative field and/or working experience as a Data Scientist or Machine Learning Engineer
• T-shaped mindset: actual expertise on a single area but the ownership/willingness to contribute to the product end to end in order to ensure a healthy value creation chain.
• Teamaholic. We don't believe in super-heroes but rather in super-teams: teams that own products and are the single unit of work :)
• Proficiency in Python with ability to translate ideas into prototypes and prototypes into production
• Experience with working on Machine Learning projects to learn from structured data, as well as, deep knowledge on statistics
• Fluent written and verbal communication in English

Bonus:

• Deep knowledge of the theory and expertise on the application of Machine Learning
• PhD in Machine Learning and/or data mining fundamental topics and/or non-trivial applications of ML/DM foundations
• Top tier academic track on ML/DM conferences (e.g.: KDD, NeurIPS, ICML, AAAI, ECML/PKDD)
• Solid Python and software engineering skills, including best practices like CI/CD and Git
• Proven experience in contributing to machine learning engineering teams in industry (2+ yrs.)
• Experience on MLOps in modern cloud systems (preferentially, AWS)
• Experience with Agile philosophies (e.g.: Scrum, Scrumban, Kanban, XP) and project management tools (e.g.: JIRA) 

ABOUT sennder:

sennder is moving trucks with the power of data to unlock endless and sustainable capacity at unparalleled quality. Through our proprietary transportation operating system, built by our in-house tech teams, we not only connect shippers to our fleet of thousands of trucks, but also improve how they move products in sustainable, cost-efficient, and transparent ways - making the logistics industry fit for the future. In a traditional industry, we’re growing and moving fast to digitally automate all road logistics processes. 

We are building a curious team that is driven by an ambitious desire to solve the toughest logistics puzzles. What others may consider uncertainty, we see as an opportunity to learn and be proactive. We invite you to go on this journey with us and be part of one of Europe’s inspiring growth stories as we fast-forward road logistics into digitalization. Technology is the backbone of our company, we grew 360% during 2020 and with our recent Series D raise we will see greater scaling during the coming months. 

Get to know us, our culture, green business, funding history, and more on our blog here.

WHY US? 

At sennder, we want to maximize the individual’s potential for all employees and reinforce an inclusive culture and environment of continuous learning that empowers people to succeed as a team. In addition to humility, we value commitment, team spirit, respect, and kindness to build trusted relationships across teams. Learn more on our career site.

• A fast-growing company, transitioning from startup to scale-up, where your work will make an impact on our growth and lead to several career opportunities.
• An international team of 900+ people with 65+ nationalities spread across 8 country offices with English as our company language.
• An opportunity to build a better future for our planet by reducing the carbon footprint (e.g.: through the reduction of empty cruising miles);
• Culture of trust, constructive feedback and self-organization with a forever-agile mindset;
• A quarterly feedback and review process for personal development. 
• A structured promotion process, providing everyone with fair and transparent career growth.
• Learning and development opportunities on the job and through conversations with your manager.
• Various opportunities to connect with colleagues, formally and informally, digitally or in person (when allowed), through regular team events, company get-togethers, and partnership events with other companies and local organizers.
• When in office: unlimited snacks, drinks, and fruits.
• Compliance with COVID-19 restrictions when required with remote interviews, onboarding, and working.

Please send your application in English and help us reduce negative unconscious bias by leaving out your picture, age, address, and other unnecessary information in your CV. We only want to know the merits on which you’d be great for this role.

If you have any questions or problems please reach out to us ta@sennder.com. We do not accept applications via email. 

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