Remote Senior Machine Learning Engineer in Birmingham

This is a vacancy for a hybrid, remote or on-site role at one of our HQs. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender identity.

As we continue to expand and evolve our Data Platform and Data Network products, we're looking for a Senior Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence Engineer (m/f/x) to join our Product & Engineering team. In this role, you'll collaborate with our Principal Data Scientist to facilitate the establishment of practical AI solutions and scale our product capabilities, enhancing data integration offerings across our products.

At Lobster, our Data Platform, Data Network, and connected Data Products share one mission: to connect people, data, and intelligence (human & artificial) to transform processes in supply chain, manufacturing, and retail. We empower our customers with the right tools to tackle complex challenges with scalable solutions. Ready to make your mark in an AI-driven environment?

• Designing and building robust, scalable systems that support high-volume supply chain transactions across our platform.
• Defining and implementing AI strategies and scalable microservices that drive data mapping, transformation, and intelligent integration.
• Developing and maintaining RESTful and GraphQL APIs to ensure seamless communication between services and systems.
• Creating and optimizing event-driven data pipelines to enable real-time processing, automation, and decision-making across our products.
• Evaluating, selecting, and implementing the best-fit tools and technologies to solve complex engineering and data challenges effectively.
• Collaborating directly with key customers and internal stakeholders to validate solution performance and ensure product impact and usability.

5+ years of engineering experience focused on Machine Learning, AI, and Data Science. Hands-on production experience with LLMs, PyTorch, ML pipelines, and modern prompt engineering frameworks. Strong skills in Python development, including building microservices and working with event-driven architectures. Proficiency in designing and consuming RESTful and GraphQL APIs. Experience with AWS or Azure ML services (e.g., SageMaker, Bedrock, Azure ML) and cloud-native development. Experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB or similar relational and NoSQL databases. A solid grasp of system design, scalability, and performance optimization in ML-driven applications. A pragmatic, test-driven approach and experience implementing CI/CD pipelines. Ability to translate business requirements into practical technical solutions, especially in data integration for supply chain/logistics contexts. Strong communication skills in English.

Opportunity to work flexibly from home. Modern offices in Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. A personal Learning & Development budget. Up to 20 days of remote work per year from any EU country. Company Pension plan. 30 vacation days a year. Location-specific benefits packages (your recruiter will be happy to provide more details during your first chat). Company-sponsored business travel.

For this role, we are open to working with specialists based in Germany, the Netherlands, or the UK. Whether you prefer working on-site at our offices in Tutzing, Rotterdam, Leeds or remotely from a location within one of these countries, we’re happy to accommodate your preferred working style. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply!

Lobster is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where empathy and respect guide our interactions.