AI Data Engineer (m/f/d) - with salary details

We are Covestro. We are curious. We are courageous. We are colorful. We refine chemical material solutions with game-changing products. Let us empower you to push boundaries. Join us and our 18.000 colleagues now and together we will make the world a brighter place.

The Digital R&D (DRD) organization at Covestro is responsible for innovative digital solutions for the development of chemical products and applications. Among others, experts in material simulations and computational chemistry, laboratory automation, R&D data science, high-performance computing and quantum computing work here. The department is expanding its team of scientists and software developers to harness the new possibilities of artificial intelligence for chemical and materials science research. In particular, we intend to use large language models to gain better insights from unstructured data sources (such as research reports or regulatory texts) and to increasingly support the chemical research process with artificial intelligence and creativity.

In addition to our diverse benefits, you can expect an attractive starting salary between €87,200/year and €105,900/year plus a variable component if you work full-time. The starting salary is based on your qualifications and professional experience.

In this role, you will take care of the following tasks:

• Support ongoing and future projects in the area of AI

• Analyze business/project requirements and identify relevant data and tools for use in LLMs, AI models and applications

• Develop, maintain and automate chemical LLMs pipelines

• Develop, maintain and automate models and methods for accessing confidential information sources from existing LLMs

• Maintain and operate existing solutions

• Collaborating with cloud architects to automate, maintain and monitor pipeline solutions

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You have the following:

Required: 

• Master’s degree in computer science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field or equivalent industry experience in machine learning engineering or model development. 

• Strong programming skills in Python, with an emphasis on writing clean, efficient, and modular code for Data and ML pipelines. 

• Hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch and HuggingFace Transformers, including model customization and fine-tuning. 

• Solid understanding of MLOps principles, including model versioning, CI/CD for ML pipelines, model monitoring, and lifecycle management. 

• Experience with modern data storage and management architectures, including OLAP databases, Lakehouse platforms, and Vector Databases. 

• Hands-on experience in deploying and maintaining cloud-based ML infrastructure (preferably on AWS), including services such as Glue, Sagemaker with tools like CDK and Terraform. 

Preferred: 

• Practical experience in medium to large-scale LLM training (e.g., PyTorch Distributed, DeepSpeed, Horovod, Hugging Face Accelerate). 

• Experience in designing, executing, and interpreting robust machine learning evaluation experiments, including metric tracking, hyperparameter optimization, and error analysis. 

• Experience in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Information Retrieval (IR) is a plus. 

• Understanding of basic polymer chemistry principles, with an interest in applying machine learning techniques to scientific data processing and discovery. 

• Strong communication skills, with fluency in written and spoken English. 

If you have any questions about the recruiting process, please contact Marek Sierant (marek.sierant@covestro.com). Please understand that we cannot process applications by email.

Perfection? Not required!

The requirements are not met 100%, but you are still interested in the position? Are you curious, courageous and colorful as we are? No problem!

We'll tackle this together - as a team! With proper onboarding and tailored development opportunities.

Apply now!

We look forward to receive your application! Become #1ofUs!

Anyone who wants to contribute to a better world with Covestro can also expect a lot.

We want you to feel at home at Covestro. To feel you’re treated fairly and transparently. That means financial security, a healthy work-life balance and generous benefits.

Specifically, it means for us: flexible working hours, the compatibility of family and work, active health promotion and the ability to convert part of your salary into long-term or retirement savings. And that's not all.

Sounds exciting? Find out more about Covestro and our benefits here: 

https://www.career.covestro.de/de/about-covestro/covestro-as-an-employer/employee-benefits  

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