Engineering Manager, Data Science | €150K | Series A | Berlin (Hybrid)

Engineering Manager, Data Science | €150K | Series A | Berlin (Hybrid)

Our customer is a...

$21M-funded Series A startup building in one of the most exciting new categories in tech: generative engine optimisation (SEO, but for AI search). They help 1,300+ brands including Chanel, TUI, and Axel Springer understand and improve how they show up when people ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini a question.

Launched in February 2025, they've already crossed $7.5M+ ARR, one of the fastest-growing GEO platforms in Europe.

🌟 What's in it for you? A defining leadership role at one of Europe's most exciting AI startups where you'll personally shape both the technical direction and the product roadmap.

They offer the following... • Base salary up to €150K annually + Equity • Hybrid work with a beautiful Berlin office as your base • A small, close-knit DS team where your decisions genuinely move the needle • Working alongside ambitious, technically excellent founders building a category-defining product

💼 What will you do? • Designing, training, and deploying models that power AI search recommendations while leading and mentoring a small DS team • Developing novel algorithms that reverse-engineer LLM behaviour, owning the full ML lifecycle from research to production • Architecting scalable data and ML systems across pipelines, evaluation frameworks, and model serving • Writing and reviewing production-grade code

👤 Who we're looking for • A senior data science leader who has personally owned and scaled complex ML systems from research to production, not just overseen others who do • Deep, first-principles understanding of LLMs and AI search, with solid systems instincts across APIs, pipelines, and production infrastructure • The communication skills to translate complex technical work to executives and customers • Background in high-growth startups, top-tier tech companies, and/or research

🛠 Skills: Python, SQL, PyTorch, TensorFlow, HuggingFace, ONNX, GCP, BigQuery, FastAPI, Docker, OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Llama

Relocation possible, Sponsorship possible

Sound like you? Apply directly!