Senior MLOps Engineer

About Kiwi.com
Kiwi.com is a leading global travel-tech company headquartered in the Czech Republic. Our innovative algorithm enables users to find better route options and prices other search engines can’t see, daily performing billions of price checks across 95% of global flight content. Are you bold, bright and ambitious? Join a global business that’s still got a start-up heart.
About our Data Science team
Our Data Science team is responsible for building data-driven solutions to solve complex problems. We are data entrepreneurs, and we inspire our stakeholders to adopt a data centric mindset. We identify, prepare and track our value creation on high impact data use cases. We are committed to establishing the best and most up-to-date data science practices, ensuring that we innovate at scale and speed. Join us and you’ll be at the heart of our technical innovation and play a pivotal role in the operational efficiency of Kiwi.com's machine learning platforms.

What you will do

• You will nurture and grow our scalable machine learning platform -  directly influencing solution effectiveness.
• Working in collaboration with key stakeholders, you will cultivate relationships with cross-functional teams to enrich our product implementations.
• You will establish consistent ML model performance oversight using adaptable tools.
• You will weave in new advancements to keep our operations at the forefront.
• You will guide colleagues, engage in company events, and champion MLOps excellence.
• You will help take our feature store to the next level - by optimising it for low-latency online calculations and by improving the efficiency of the batch ones.

What you will need

• You bring proficiency in Python, Spark, and familiarity with distributed computing environments like Google Cloud Platform or Databricks.
• You have experience with ML services such as Vertex AI, and tools like Git, ML Flow, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• You are fluent in English and bring strong written and verbal communication skills.
• You have analytical skills to effectively handle feature engineering and the ability to foresee the impact and costs associated with deploying solutions.
• You bring a proactive approach, you can demonstrate your experience  to recognize and act on opportunities for improvement, demonstrating autonomy and initiative in your work.
• You are a collaborator and bring previous success working in cross-functional team environments to achieve mutual goals.

We offer you

• We offer a hybrid and flexible work environment. A lovely, modern office in the center of Barcelona (Passeig de Gracia) with great views and amenities.
• Monthly entitlement of 200 Euro redeemable through Cobee. Cobee is a benefits platform offering a range of benefits (meals, transport, nursery, health insurance, and physical wellness) and flexible compensation. It also allows our employees to allocate up to 30% of their gross salary to the consumption of certain products or services, leveraging tax exemption.
• We also enjoy benefits, such as flexible working hours, 30 paid vacation days and sick days.
• Annual financial bonus based on company and individual performance.
• Flight vouchers to celebrate your Kiwi anniversaries.
• Relocation package (including visa transfer support).
• Dogs are welcome in our offices.

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Interested? Join us and help us make travel more accessible to all. 
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