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Principal AI Scientist (all genders)
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Principal AI Scientist (all genders) is a AI Research Scientist role (full-time). with Zalando SE. in BERLIN, DE. Imported listing (source: berlinappjobs.com). Apply on the employer's site (berlinappjobs.com).
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BERLIN · DE
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Full-time
PRINCIPAL
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Zalando is seeking a Principal AI Scientist to lead the development of conversational AI experiences for the Zalando Assistant. You will design and build LLM-powered agents, RAG pipelines, and prompt engineering solutions to enhance fashion discovery and shopping. This hands-on role involves architecting production AI systems, defining evaluation frameworks, and optimizing for business KPIs like conversion and retention. You will collaborate cross-functionally and mentor colleagues in applied AI.
Responsibilities
- Design and build conversational AI agents
- Develop and integrate RAG pipelines
- Design, tune, and evaluate LLM prompts
- Integrate LLMs with search, recommendation, and external APIs
- Define and implement evaluation frameworks for conversation quality
- Run experiments and optimize assistant performance for business KPIs
- Own architecture, development, and deployment of LLM-powered workflows
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and data science teams
- Mentor colleagues in applied AI and agent development
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in engineering or applied science
- Strong Python skills and experience building production-grade applications
Zalando SE
Berlin · DE · 16000+ employees
Zalando SE is a Berlin-based European technology and fashion e-commerce group. It operates a multi-brand online fashion marketplace serving 29 European countries, alongside logistics, partner, marketing, and related commerce services.
