Junior Machine Learning Engineer Digital – Albert Heijn

Do you want to impact millions of users by improving digital data science products at the biggest omni-channel food retailer in the Netherlands and Belgium? And at the same time you like to improve your technical and problem-solving skills working in a dedicated and enthusiastic team? Then we’re looking for you!

As a Junior Machine Learning Engineer at Albert Heijn Technology, you will be part of our ambitious Analytics and Data Science team. You will work closely together with Data Scientists, Data Analysts and Product Owners as well as business and technology stakeholders. Together you will deliver scalable and robust Data Science products that improve the omni-channel customer journey for millions of Albert Heijn customers. For example improving the personal bonus offers within the Mijn Bonus Box, or suggesting  the most suitable products during the online shopping journey using recommendation technologies.

You will use your Software Engineering skills and your interest in Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning methods for this role. You are a flexible, versatile Software Engineer who likes to help Data Scientists and Data Analysts develop and scale software independently while keeping production and operations in mind.

Our Digital Analytics and Data Science department consists of +/- 40 enthusiastic Analysts, Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers with different professional backgrounds and nationalities. Our team members are passionate, curious and pragmatic, never afraid to get their hands dirty, always learning and adapting. As a Junior MLE you are able to understand the needs within the product you work on in terms of technical improvements but also actively contribute in discussion on how to maximize business impact.

As a Junior Machine Learning Engineer within the digital domains of Albert Heijn you will:

• Design, test and build scalable machine learning solutions together with our team of data scientist and engineers

• Communicate your solutions clearly to a technical audience

• Translate the requirements from stakeholders into a solution and you are able to proactively communicate about the progress of technical stories

• Work closely together with a Senior MLE and contribute as part of a team with Data Scientists, Data Analysts and Product Owner

Profile

At AH Technology, you’ll be working for one of the world’s biggest retailers, and we know you are bursting with the ambition to keep up with us. You supplement this ambition with:

• You have a BSc or MSc in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related discipline
• You have 0-2 years of experience as a ML Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Data Engineer, Software Engineer or Data Scientist
• You can write pythonic, clear, extendable and testable code, and can apply Software Engineering principles (e.g.: DRY, SOLID)
• You are familiar with the underlying industry standard Machine Learning models and Statistical concepts
• You’re a team player
• You have experience with software versioning (e.g Git) and CI/CD routines
• You are able to add features to existing data pipelines and can comfortably process and wrangle data
• You have experience with Development and deployment of REST APIs or are eager to learn
• You have experience with Containers and orchestrator tools, e.g., Kubernetes or are eager to learn
• You are familiar with Cloud (e.g., Azure) and infrastructure concepts or are eager to learn

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What we Offer:

At AH Technology, we aim to grow, and that is only possible if you grow with us.

That is why you get access to best-in-class guidance and inspiring training to shape your development and career.

As we work together to build on our brand and your career, you can count on (based on 40 hours per week):

• A inspring headoffice in Zaandam
• A competitive salary up to €4000 gross per period(4weeks). (excl. holiday allowance)
• A profit distribution on top of your salary
• 25,5 vacation days
• A budget choice in which you can decide whether you spend it on extra days (+19,5 days), discounts or pay-outs
• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
• An excellent pension plan
• Courses from our Albert Heijn Data Academy
• Attractive discounts on various insurance policies
• A travel allowance for traveling to and from Zaandam/ Business OV-chip card
• A MacBook M1/M2 Pro and iPhone 14
• 10% discount on your grocery shopping in our Albert Heijn stores, up to € 300 per year

Apply

Do you want to play an active role in changing the food retail landscape as we know it? Then hop on board and join us on our expedition. Apply via the button on this page. We ask you not to send a standard motivation letter, but to formulate an answer to the following questions:

• Why do you think you will be successful in this position and what kind of technical skills do you bring with you for this role?
• What is one of your personal strengths and one skill you wish to improve or develop?

Want to know more before you apply for our role at AH Technology? Peter Dirks, Talent Acquisition Partner Data Science & Analytics, is happy to tell you everything about this vacancy via peter.dirks@ah.nl