Build the Backbone of AI That Matters
Your Mission
Were not just another company piping our data into someone elses black box. We build our own AI stack scalable, secure, and 100% under our control. If you're tired of patching together pipelines that nobody understands or maintaining legacy ETL monsters, keep reading.
As our Data Engineer AI, you'll own the architecture and operations of our AI applications from raw data to production-grade services. Youll work side by side with Data Scientists to make models actually usable, and youll drive the technical backbone of products that run at scale.
- Real engineering: Youre not just gluing APIs youre building systems
- Visible impact: Your work powers live services used, tested, and appreciated
- Tech-first environment: We're AI-focused by design, not by buzzword
- Shape the future: Youre part of the journey, not just maintaining whats already there
What Youll Do
- Design, build & run: Architect scalable data backends to power our AI-driven products
- Bridge the gap: Work closely with Data Scientists to turn prototypes into production
- Automate & optimize: Ensure stability and performance of our AI APIs and make testing a non-event
- Explore the new: Evaluate bleeding-edge tech in storage, compute, and orchestration if it's open source and promising, you'll touch it
Your Toolbelt
- Deep knowledge of software engineering, including testing and design patterns
- Experience with data pipelines, storage, and processing techniques
- A get-code-into-prod mentality you care about robustness and performance
- You thrive in agile, cross-functional teams where people ship fast and learn faster
Your Tools
- Python For building clean, scalable data pipelines and backend services.
- SQL You write efficient queries and know your way around complex joins and large datasets.
- Git Version control is second nature. You know how to branch, commit, and collaborate cleanly.
Bonus Skills (nice to have): Apache Hadoop, Spark / Docker, Kubernetes / Grafana, Prometheus, Graylog / Jenkins / Java, Scala / Shell scripting
Our Tech Stack
We build with the tools we love (and we love good tools): TypeScript, Node.js, React, Python, SQL, Scala, Java, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, C++, GitHub, and the occasional caffeine-fueled whiteboard sketch. And were not afraid to throw something out if theres a better way. Check out our open source stuff: github.com/smartclip
Whats in Your Loot Box
- Top-tier hardware (Mac/Linux/whatever you need)
- Paid access to Coursera, Udacity, conferences, hackathons & coaching
- "Smart Fridays" our 4-day workweek to protect your flow
- Flexible hours & remote work we trust you to do your thing
- JobRad + Urban Sports Club deals + free RTL+ subscription
- Deutschlandticket subsidy, awesome team events, and more
Ready to build AI that runs in production?
Upload your CV wed love to hear from you.
Welcome to smartclip! Were just your average group of techies, you know, trying to keep the internet open and defend the European TV industry from Silicon Valleys giants. Join us!
About smartclip
smartclip is the adtech development unit of RTL Group Europes leading free-to-air broadcaster group. Our proprietary advertising technology is custom-built for the needs of European broadcasters and publishers enabling media owners to implement smarter monetisation strategies. We are committed to delivering the most innovative ad experiences spanning in-stream, out-stream, addressable TV, connected TV, audio, and gaming ultimately empowering brands with true cross-screen storytelling opportunities on all devices.
For more information: Please visit www.smartclip.tv and follow us on LinkedIn.
Location: Hamburg, Berlin, Gütersloh or Remote (ideally max. 3 hours travel time to Berlin)
