Senior Machine Learning Engineer

• You will be part of an international, dynamic environment that drives innovation and sets new standards in the AI and technology sector.
• Competitive compensation package including base salary, bonus, and ESOP.
• Paid PTO and benefits will vary depending on location.
• We offer a full remote or hybrid model (if you are based in NL or Serbia).
• IT setup and home office allowances.

• 3+ years of experience in ML: Strong background in model training, fine-tuning, and Reinforcement Learning (RL);
• 1+ year in Agent Development: Practical experience building, evaluating, and launching autonomous AI agents;
• Agentic Frameworks: Proven experience working with frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or AutoGen;
• Open-Source LLMs: Practical knowledge of model distillation and adapting open-source models (e.g., Llama, Mistral);
• Python Mastery: Advanced proficiency in Python with a drive to apply disciplined software engineering standards to ML;
• End-to-End Ownership: Ability to work across the entire chain, from research to production operations;
• Language: Fluency in English (B2 or above).

As a Senior ML Engineer, you will design, train, and deploy the AI agents that drive our core products. You will focus on end-to-end ML tasks-including fine-tuning and Reinforcement Learning (RL)-to build resilient agentic workflows in Python. You will own the full lifecycle of your models, closing the loop from research and benchmarking to production scaling and monitoring.

• Train, fine-tune, and distill ML models (including RL approaches) to power autonomous AI agents.
• Build and operate agentic workflows in Python, handling complex reasoning and hybrid human-expert interactions.
• Own evaluation and benchmarking, selecting foundational models and establishing cost models.
• Manage the full ML lifecycle: design solutions, ship to production, and monitor real-time signals.
• Implement observability metrics tailored for agent logic, model performance, and system reliability.

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