At ZDF Sparks, we focus on making AI tangible, turning complex ideas into reliable tools for our clients.
We are looking for a (Junior) AI Engineer (m/f/d) in Full-time (40h) who is ready to move beyond experiments and start building scalable solutions for the media world of tomorrow.
You will be part of a high-impact team in Berlin (hybrid setup), working at the intersection of technology and real-world consultancy.
The position is initially limited to 2 years with the option of extension and starts at the earliest possible date.
As part of our AI Engineering team, you won’t just be "helping out", you will be building:
End-to-End AI Solutions: You design, implement, and modernize AI systems and data pipelines, moving projects from initial POC to stable production including monitoring, logging, and evaluation.
Agentic AI: You build intelligent agents that reason, use tools, and coordinate with other agents. You work with frameworks like LangGraph, CrewAI or ADK and understand orchestration patterns like ReAct and multi-agent coordination.
Data & Retrieval: You design and integrate data pipelines, RAG architectures, embeddings, and semantic search systems that power your AI solutions from preprocessing to meaningful output.
Explainable AI: You work with open-source algorithms and help make complex AI logic understandable for stakeholders and large audiences.
Rapid Prototyping: You bring ideas to life quickly, test their value in the real world, and know how to take them all the way to production on cloud platforms like GCP, AWS, or Azure.
We are looking for a "builder" mindset, someone who loves to code and is hungry to learn:
ZDF Sparks is a workplace for curious, ambitious, and collaborative AI trendsetters who are excited about working on new and continuously changing customer challenges. We proudly embrace diversity and enjoy working in fast-paced, cross-functional, and multicultural teams.
Our hybrid work model is designed to support personal flexibility and creativity, enabling a healthy work-life balance. We offer flexible working hours and a hybrid setup to accommodate any personal circumstances.
In our centrally located Berlin top-floor office, we enjoy modern spaces with ergonomic workstations grouped to facilitate personal exchange and knowledge sharing, as well as closed rooms for larger meetings and quiet work.
We network with our ZDF office partners and visitors over lunches, talks, and afterwork get-together events and engage in fun team activities during regular company events.
To support your professional growth, we offer opportunities for further education through (external) regular workshops, hackathons, and networking events.
Additionally, we provide a professional development budget (per employee) for conferences, certifications, or external courses.
You will have 30 days of vacation to recharge (plus Christmas and New Years eve). We also fully cover the cost of the Deutschland-Jobticket to support your commute.
At ZDF Sparks, our values are the cornerstone of everything we do:
ZDF Sparks was founded in 2024 - our data experts are an agile team dedicated to the development of AI solutions and algorithms for the media industry. We are focused on consulting, design and implementation of AI services, especially in the areas of algorithms, machine learning and data platforms for planning, communication, distribution and personalization of data and audiovisual content.
We are the perfect place for curious, ambitious and collaborative AI trendsetters who are excited about working on new and changing challenges. We enjoy working in our fast-paced, cross-functional and diverse team where everyone feels comfortable and can fulfill their full potential.
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