• Drive exciting, ambitious, previously unsolved projects from end to end.
• Thrive in ambiguous product requirements.
• Iterate fast to explore possible solutions.
• Make data-driven decisions with exceptional execution.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and data scientists.
• Be motivated to own projects and push them forward with independence.

• Ongoing PhD in Computer Science or Machine Learning.
• Great understanding of both classical and modern AI/ML techniques.
• Excellent coding skills and software design skills.
• Track record of published papers.
• Work authorization in the Netherlands. 

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Recommender systems, ideally with continuous retraining
• Experience with model explainability 
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business partners.
• Experience in simplifying/converting business problems into technical problems.
• Research mentality with a bias towards action to structure a project from idea to experimentation to prototype to implementation.
• Experience presenting at industry-recognized academic conferences.